Traumatic Stress Disorder of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(D) REVIEW
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall regularly review and update the 
requirements for successfully completing the 
certification program under subparagraph (A) 
to take into consideration medical advances and 
to reflect lessons learned. 
(2) TRAINING
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall provide training to support 
the certification program required under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) AUDITS OF EXAMINATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall conduct audits of the examinations 
conducted by employees of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs of veterans who submit claims for disability com-
pensation for post-traumatic stress disorder to ensure that 
such employees are taking sufficient time necessary to di-
agnose and accurately rate the disorder. 
(c) UPDATE OF SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABIL-
ITIES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
begin updating the schedule for rating disabilities under 
section 1155 of title 38, United States Code. The Sec-
retary shall begin by updating the schedule with respect 
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to post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, 
and other mental disorders. The Secretary shall complete 
such update not later than five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) NEW CRITERIA FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 
DISORDER.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall im-
plement the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Man-
ual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, specific to post-trau-
matic stress disorder and use such criteria for the purpose 
of rating post-traumatic stress disorder pursuant to the 
schedule for rating disabilities under section 1155 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(e) HOLISTIC APPROACH REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall implement a holistic approach for 
providing treatment for veterans with post-traumatic 
stress disorder. Such approach shall combine treatment 
for post-traumatic stress disorder, compensation, and vo-
cational assessment. 
(f) TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS.— 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall require an em-
ployee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is re-
sponsible for adjudicating disability compensation ratings, 
in developing evidence for a claim for disability compensa-
tion to take into consideration the following: 
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(1) In the case of a veteran who has visited a 
center for the provision of readjustment counseling 
and related mental health services under section 
1712A of title 38, United States Code, any treat-
ment records of the veteran from that center. 
(2) In the case of a veteran who has received 
mental health services from a mental health profes-
sional, any written opinion of that mental health 
professional submitted to the Department by the 
veteran. 
(g) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS.—In 
carrying out subsections (c), (d), and (e), the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall consider materials on post-trau-
matic stress disorder and mental health provided by the 
National Center on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Institute of Medi-
cine. 
(h) EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs’’ 
includes an employee of any entity with which the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs has entered into a contract for 
the provision of conducting examinations or rating disabil-
ities for purposes of determining the amount of disability 
compensation to be provided to a veteran under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such report 
shall include any evidence of fraud or abuse relating to 
any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act. 
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