Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly. At this point the updated first number is over 600,000, but every veteran who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan or who has left the Department of Defense since September 11, 2001, and who accesses the VA for care is screened. We screen everyone who comes in the door.

Veterans Affairs committee  That is correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  We don't, only because those symptoms would not be due to traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury symptoms are present immediately. They may develop later on and be temporarily related to the traumatic brain injury, but they are more likely to be due to an intervening ment

Veterans Affairs committee  Veterans eligible for health care are prioritized in categories 1 through 8, and it's based on the number or the severity of their service-connected injuries or disabilities. It kind of stratifies out. That categorization may determine the amount of co-pay. They might have to pay

Veterans Affairs committee  Our health care record has been electronic since approximately 2000. I was at a different facility then. I was at one of the test facilities in 1998. I believe that since 2000, give or take a year, the health care record, at least, has all been electronic.

Veterans Affairs committee  I got my information from my mental health counterparts. I do know that it was rolled out about a year ago. It's been hugely successful. It's been uploaded many times, and they have found it to be very effective and helpful. But I'm sorry, I don't have any more exact data for you

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm certain there is. As the state of the science emerges, there are questions about different exposures and what conditions they may be related to, either right now or possibly 20 years down the line. So that's the reason for the registry.

Veterans Affairs committee  Tremendous safeguards have been put in place for data privacy and to maintain the security of that information. Specifically mentioning My HealtheVet, that's actually the portion of the medical record the veteran can access through the Internet. It doesn't have their entire medic

Veterans Affairs committee  Part of your question was cut off, but you mentioned which part of the record is separate, that's in our record. Could you actually repeat the question?

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  The individuals you are speaking of are the severely, polytrauma-injured veterans. That care would be highly individualized, and the treatment plan would be based on the veterans' needs. They are certainly eligible for medical care for life within the VA, and most of that care wo

Veterans Affairs committee  I can jump in and take that question first. Certainly the registries are meant to define or identify those individuals who have had exposures and to keep a list, because as the science or the state of research improves, there may be care or an intervention developed that would r

Veterans Affairs committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting us today. I am here to represent the medical centre side of the house. I'm a physiatrist, or a rehabilitation physician, at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. I will be talking briefly about some of our rehabilitation outreach efforts, o