Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans with back pain: Characteristics and predictors of compensation and pension award
Sakr CJ, Black AC, Slade MD, Calfo J, Rosen MI. Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans with back pain: Characteristics and predictors of compensation and pension award. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2016, 53: 659-668. PMID: 34531636, PMCID: PMC8442854, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2015.08.0151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Benefits AdministrationBack painVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemIraq/Afghanistan-era veteransMedical chart dataRates of comorbidityAfghanistan-era veteransCross-sectional analysisFiscal year 2012Remediable conditionBack functionFunctional impairmentNeck conditionsLumbosacral regionPainU.S. veteransPension awardComorbiditiesMultivariate modelHealthcare systemImpairmentVeteransChart dataDay functioningPredictors of compensation