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HEHS-98-111R 1 (1998-03-18)

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A0         United States
           General Accounting Office
           Washington, D.C. 20548

           Health, Education, and
           Human Services Division


           B-279446

           March 18, 1998

           The Honorable Bob Stump
           Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs
           House of Representatives

           Subject: Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Made to Persian Gulf Claims
                    Processing

           Dear Mr. Chairman:

           The enclosed information responds to your follow-up questions concerning our
           testimony before the Committee on February 5, 1998. In our testimony, we
           noted that VA has taken steps to improve the processing of Persian Gulf claims
           for undiagnosed illnesses. However, because VA only recently began some of
           these initiatives, their full impact is uncertain at this time. The enclosed
           information supplements our testimony before the Committee and specifically
           clarifies information on our review of readjudicated Persian Gulf claims.



           If you have any questions or would like to discuss this information further,
           please contact me on (202) 512-7101. We will make copies of this
           correspondence available to other interested parties on request.

           Sincerely yours,



           Stephen P. Backhus
           Director, Veterans' Affairs and
             Military Health Care Issues

           Enclosure






                                 GAOAIHEHS-98-111R Persian Gulf Claims Processing

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