Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Made to Persian Gulf Claims Processing

T-HEHS-98-89 Published: Feb 05, 1998. Publicly Released: Feb 05, 1998.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) adjudication of veterans' claims for compensation for undiagnosed illnesses that resulted from their service in the Persian Gulf War, focusing on: (1) VA's efforts to improve Persian Gulf claims processing; and (2) its effect on the readjudication of claims previously denied.

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