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Deadline looming for DoD and VA’s interoperable health record

Last month's House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC) newsletter reported that the deadline is looming for the DoD and the VA to achieve an automated system that would allow the two governmental agencies to share health records. The lack of coordination between the VA and DoD has long presented problems for veterans applying for disability compensation and seeking treatment for service-connected injuries.

The law that enabled the agencies to share health records was passed 25 years ago, however it was not until the Defense Authorization Act was signed last year that the departments were ordered to achieve "full interoperability." The deadline was set for September 30, 2009.

The HVAC Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations recently conducted a hearing to ensure the departments are working towards achieving their goal at the end of this month.

A modernized and simplified record sharing system will benefit veterans and their attorneys in obtaining documentation necessary to file disability claims.

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