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There are
strong, but not precise, indications that injuries are important determinants for
disability in the Armed Forces. This table displays the breakdown of the leading reasons
for disability as coded by the Army, Navy, and Air Force PEBs, respectively, using the
VASRD coding system. Impairments from orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions are
clearly the leading factors accounting for disability cases reviewed by PEBs in the
services, particularly for the Army (53%) and Navy (63%). This information is highly
suggestive that injuries may be a major reason for disability in the services, because
many injuries have orthopedic or musculoskeletal implications. However, it is difficult to
distinguish injury-related from non-injury-related disabilities in the VASRD coding
scheme. Sources: US Army Physical Disability Agency, 1994 Naval Council of Disability Board, first 9 months of 1995 US Air Force Personnel Center, 1994 |