Subcommittee on disability assistance and Memorial Affairs and oversight and investigation. We will now come to order. I first want to take a moment to thank my colleagues, chairman bergman, the Ranking Member, and Ranking Member custer for holding the hearing with me today on the important issue that we are facing, and that is helping gulf war veterans get the benefits that they have earned. Thatould 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 go for veterans are not being taken care of. The v. A. Estimates 44 of gulf war veterans develop gulf war illness, yet 26 of these veterans are receiving benefits. Something does not add up. On march 15, 2016 during a similar joint hearing, on gwi, v. A. Testified it was taking steps to improve service for gulf war veterans. V. A. Is year later, still only approving 70 of the claims of goal for a list, which is about 1 3 of the approved ra
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
Grad was living in new york city and, woulding at google. An avid runner and volunteer she was here in princeton visiting her mother when she left for a jog sunday afternoon. Her body hours later recovered less than a mile from her mothers home on brook station road. Investigators are looking into the possibility she was sexually assaulted. Her body, they say, was burned. People should be concerned. Reporter that warning to be vigilant with a killer at large has residents uneasy in a town that i have two young daughters that live in town and jog regularly. You know, im just worried. Reporter as investigators search on foot for evidence at the crime scene neighbors feel the pain of the heartbroken family. Im just grieving for that family. I cant imagine their pain right now. Reporter now police in the d. A. Are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious, particularly yesterday to go ahead and give them a call. Were live in princeton tonight, christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. At
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