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Panel 1 

Ms. Cynthia A. Bascetta
Director
Veterans’ Health and Benefits Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office 
(PDF)

Michael J. Kussman, MD
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Department of Veterans Affairs 
(PDF)

Ms. Penny L. Schuckers, MSW
Chief, Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center and Clinic
West Haven, CT VA Medical Center 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Bruce W. Davis, MSW
Visual Impairment Services Team Coordinator
N. FL/S. GA VA Medical Center 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Nancy J. Strohm, MSW
Social Worker, VISOR Coordinator
Lebanon, PA VA Medical Center 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Panel 2 

Mr. Thomas H. Miller
Executive Director
Blinded Veterans Association 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. John Fales
President
Blinded American Veterans Foundation 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Joy J. Ilem
Assistant National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Richard B. Fuller
National Legislative Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America 

Panel 3 

Brett P. Giroir, MD
Deputy Director, Defense Sciences Office
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Lieutenant Colonel Paul F. Pasquina, MD
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

and 

Mr. Chuck Scoville
Program Manager
U.S. Army Amputee Patient Care
Walter Reed Army Medical Center  
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Accompanied by: 

Sergeant David Sterling
United States Army 

Staff Sergeant Ryan Kelly
United States Army 

Mr. Robert Conetta
United States Army Veteran 

Panel 4 

Michael J. Kussman, MD
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Accompanied by: 

Mindy L. Aisen, MD
Deputy Chief, Research and Development Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Mr. Frederick Downs, Jr.
Chief Consultant, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service Strategic Healthcare Group
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Mr. Bert Harman
President and CEO
Otto Bock Healthcare 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Rory A, Cooper, PhD
Director, Center of Excellence on Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Science and Engineering
Pittsburgh, VA Healthcare System
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)