Which branches are involved in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (DES)?

• A. Air Force, Army, and Navy
• B. Air Force
• C. Air Force and Army
• D. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps

Answer: (A)

Integrated Disability Evaluation System is a joint DoD/VA process that brings medical evaluation and disability rating into one streamlined path for service members, so they move through medical findings and the VA rating together rather than through separate, sequential setups.

In this context, the branches involved are the Air Force, Army, and Navy. That means service members from those services go through this integrated process. The Marine Corps is not included in this particular DES configuration, which is why the option listing all four is not correct for this question.

So, the best match is the option that includes the Air Force, Army, and Navy, since it reflects the branches actively participating in DES in this scenario. The other options fail because they either omit branches that are part of DES or include the Marine Corps, which isn’t included here.