FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background-Disability Compensation -- 3 Background-PTSD and Impairment -- 4 The PTSD Compensation and Pension Examination -- 5 The Evaluation of PTSD Disability Claims -- 6 Other PTSD Compensation Issues -- 7 General Observations -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas -- Appendix B: Federal Regulations Related to VA Compensation of PTSD and Other Mental Disorders -- Appendix C: Automated Medical Information Exchange (AMIE) Worksheets for Initial and Review Examinations for PTSD -- Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff.