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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1799 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include a single comprehensive 

disability examination as part of the required Department of Defense 

physical examination for separating members of the Armed Forces, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2017 

Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. 

JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ 

Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include a single 

comprehensive disability examination as part of the required Department of Defense physical examination for 

separating members of the Armed Forces, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Affairs 

3 Transfer of Information and sharing of Disability Exam4 ination Procedures with DOD Doctors Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SINGLE COMPREHENSIVE DIS6 ABILITY EXAMINATION AS PART OF RE7 QUIRED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHYS8 ICAL EXAMINATION FOR SEPARATING MEM9 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

10 Section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(C) If a member of the armed forces who is required 

14 to receive a physical examination under subparagraph (A) 

15 has or is believed to have a medical condition that will 

16 or may make the member eligible for disability compensa17 tion and benefits from the Department of Veterans Af18 fairs, the physical examination shall be performed by a 

19 health care provider who is certified by the Department 

20 of Veterans Affairs to determine such eligibility. If such 

21 a condition is discovered during the physical examination 

22 and the health care provider performing the examination 

23 is not certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 

24 examination shall be completed by a health care provider 

25 certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 


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1 ‘‘(D) An eligibility determination made as part of a 

2 physical examination under subparagraph (C) shall be 

3 binding on the Department of Veterans Affairs and be 

4 used as the basis for assigning a disability rating for the 

5 separating member.’’. 

6 SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF 

7 VETERANS AFFAIRS JOINT RECORDKEEPING 

8 SYSTEM. 

9 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary 

10 of Defense shall jointly establish a system to be used by 

11 both the Department of Defense and the Department of 

12 Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain the medical 

13 and personnel records of members of the Armed Forces 

14 and veterans. Such system shall provide for data sharing 

15 between the Department of Defense and the Department 

16 of Veterans Affairs. 

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