G. A. O. Officials, along with vets advocates group testify about v. A. Gulf war illness claims. A report by the Government Accountability office found that the v. A. Denies more than 80 of claims for benefits in gulf war associated illnesses. It also found that 90 of v. A. Medical examiners have no training on how to conduct gulf war illness exams. Good morning and welcome everyone. This is a joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and good morning and welcome everyone. O take a moment to thak for holding the hearing with me today on an important issue we are facing, and that is helping gulf war veterans get the benefits they have earned. Itching go without saying we have a duty to take care of the men and women who have been wounded while serving in our military. Unfortunately, too many injured gulf war veterans are not being taken care of. The v. A. Estimates that 44 of gulf war veterans develop gulf war illness, yet 26 of these veterans are receiving benefits. So
Good morning and welcome, everyone. This is joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and Memorial Affairs an oversight and investigation will come to order. I first want to take a moment to thank my colleagues, chambering man. Ranging member esty who should be along this morning and Ranking Member Kuster Holding the hearing on important issue were facing helping gulf war veterans get benefits they earned. It should go without saying we have a duty to take care of the men and women who have been wounded while serving in our military. Unfortunately too many injured gulf war veterans are not being taken care of. Va estimates 44 of gull war veterans develop gulf war illness, yet 26 of those veterans are receiving benefits. Something doesnt add up. On march 15th, 2016 during a similar joint hearing on gwi claims va, va testified that it was taking steps to improve service for gulf war veterans. Yet one year later, gao found va is still only approving 17 of claims of gulf w
Each week, American History artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next, a visit to the National Learn abouteum to the exhibit architecture of an st. Elizabeths, 1852 to 2017. Known as the Government Hospital the insane when it opened, d. C. D a you of washington, at its peak in 1960, st. Elizabeths had almost 8,000 and covered 300 acres. It is still open today. This hour long program, usator sarah levit shows what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. This decided to do exhibition for many reasons, one of which i think its a real important moment to be talking the role of the federal government in providing public and providing healthcare for the mentally ill. Also right now, at st. Elizabeths in d. C. , its really a time where theyre develop the land, its now split into two halves, halfederal government owns of it and it will become the department of Homeland Security, which is something thats happening right now and also development i
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