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Article: VA to Begin Compensating Sick Persian Gulf Veterans
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 3, 1995
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) today published in the Federal Register a final rule
on compensation payments to chronically disabled Persian Gulf
veterans with undiagnosed illnesses.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown said, "Fairness and
compassion warrant this response to our veterans who went to the
Persian Gulf to make a stand against a real enemy, only to return
home to combat an unknown one. Persian Gulf veterans can now get
much-needed monetary assistance while we search for the causes of
their undiagnosed illnesses."
Under the new regulations, Persian Gulf veterans may be eligible
for compensation if they have chronic disabilities ...