Check a DVA permanent impairment assessment against the evidence
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Working with the lawyer from DVA's decision and the medical evidence, set out each accepted condition, the impairment points and lifestyle rating DVA assigned, and the evidence bearing on each, with references.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether each rating is supported, whether conditions have stabilised, whether the combined rating and compensation were correctly derived, and whether to seek review.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each condition is an accepted condition and has stabilised.
- Recompute the combined impairment rating and the lifestyle rating independently of the tool.
- Confirm whether the claim is assessed under the MRCA or, for a claim lodged before 1 July 2026, under the VEA or DRCA.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans' review pathway, time limits and permanent impairment evidence | Checklist | AI use Yellow | A checklist of the single review pathway the Department of Veterans' Affairs describes from 21 April 2025, the older time limits on the same page, and the GARP M chapter list for permanent impairment evidence. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- DVA: Permanent impairment payments under the MRCA · 2026-10-18
- DVA: The VETS Act — what it is and what it does · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.