Inventing or exaggerating medical symptoms to mimic or increase perceived severity of an illness/injury and entertaining actions of malingering for the sole purpose of pursuing an approved military disability retirement through fraudulent actions.

Narrow topic: Inventing or exaggerating medical symptoms to mimic or increase perceived severity of an illness/injury and entertaining actions of malingering for the sole purpose of pursuing an approved military disability retirement through fraudulent actions.

Thesis: Continued excusable from work and assigned responsibilities serves to strengthen the claimant’s position and will help their case by establishing their track record of nonperformance through the abuse of certified professionals in their efforts to intentionally malinger, defraud, and seek military disability retirement.

I. INTRODUCTION
A. Military disability retirement has increased steadily throughout the past several years providing that needed financial security for men and women in uniform who are claiming work related injuries or illnesses. Most cases are fraudulent, making it difficult to detect the malingerers from those who really are in need of medical help and are entitled to receive military disability retirement.

II. BODY
A. The history of treatment for injured Soldiers of old era vs modern era

I. Limited resources on treating certain injuries or illnesses

A. Soldiers have a difficult time adapting to military and civilian life

B. The military invests to restore the balance of damaged Soldiers

I. The military offers many resources for disability

A. Established VA Hospitals for physically and/or mentally injured

B. The military has obtained the latest technology and advanced treatment

C. Soldiers are Malingering and abusing the system

I. Soldiers are abusing the system

A. Many Soldiers are inept thus manipulating their injury claims to receive more compensation

B. Many Soldiers pretending or exaggerating their injury and/or illnesses thus not showing up to work

D. Military needs to eliminate the fraudulent activities

I. Military personnel should thoroughly investigate case by case

A. Create policies to prevent Soldiers abusing the system

III. CONCLUSION
A. Instead of downsizing the military for budge cost, it should focus on Soldiers who malinger for the sole purpose of taking advantage to pursue an approved military disability retirement due to fraud.