Zachary Hearn, deputy director of benefits for the Legion’s Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, testified regarding the VA’s disability claim process as it relates to Gulf War Illness
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ March 2014 Update for Gulf War Veterans newsletter, 37 percent of veterans that served during Operation Desert Storm suffer from symptoms associated with Gulf War service. Yet, in over 9,300 days since the final shots of Operation Desert Storm were fired, approximately 80 percent of all claims associated with Persian Gulf service were denied, according to a separate VA report.
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