U.S. Department Of Defense Board To Review Mental Health Diagnoses

Circle Connections: New Products & Services As reported in the Marine Corps Times on November 29, 2012, a Defense Department (DoD) board responsible for ensuring the accuracy of disability ratings for thousands of troops discharged since 2001 also will conduct the force-wide review of mental health diagnoses ordered earlier this year by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. The Physical Disability Board of Review, or PDBR, will be responsible for taking a second look at the cases of service members who completed the disability evaluation process and had their mental health diagnoses changed, according to Dr . . .