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k As a mat ter of i n t e r e s t the percent d i s a b i l i t y compensation f o r each of the aforement ioned c a s e s was computed, u s i n g the VA s c h e d u l e The r e s u l t s a re as f o l l o w s Case m 60% Case #7 0% Case #2 lO/o Case #8 0% Case #3 W Case #9 0% Case #4 10% Case #10 0% Case #5 20/o Case #11 0% Case #6 kO% Even the D e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s a r e important b e c a u s e , once s e r v i c e c o n n e c - t i o n I S e s t a b l i s h e d , the v e t e r a n w i l l r e c e i v e compensation i f the l o s s p r o g r e s s e s beyond the 0% due to p r e s b y c u s i s or o t h e r f a c t o r s I I I SUMMARY In summary, i t would appear from t h i s look at AFEES audiometry tha t t h e r e a re s i g n i f i c a n t and c o s t l y e r r o r s t a k i n g p l a c e many would seem the r e s u l t of h u r r i e d , c a r e l e s s procedures o t h e r s would seem to be i n t e n t i o n a l e f f o r t s to e n l i s t d i s q u a l i f i e d persons IV RECOMMENDATIONS As a consequence of t h e s e o b s e r v a t i o n s Subgroup 6 o f Subcommittee 6 recommends that AFEES S t a t i o n s be p e r i o d i c a l l y v i s i t e d by someone know- ledgeab le in audio logy who cou ld repea ted ly i n d o c t r i n a t e t e c h n i c i a n s performing the AFEES audiometry F u r t h e r t h i s group recommends t h a t the R e c r u i t i n g S e r v i c e be made aware of the problem of r e c r u i t i n g un- gual i f led p e r s o n s , probably as a r e s u l t of the emphasis on meeting quotas I t would seem a more economical approach to r e q u i r e the airman to complete b a s i c t r a i n i n g before he is c r e d i t e d to a r e c r u i t e r ' s quota Such a procedure would undoubtedly reduce c o s t l y t r a v e l and i n - p r o c e s s i n g of many e n l i s t e d men who are l a t e r re turned to c i v i l i a n l i f e as d i s q u a l i f i e d
