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Musculoskeletal Forum: Improving VA’s Disability Evaluation PDF Print E-mail

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS  AFFAIRS VBA/VHA Musculoskeletal Forum: Improving VA’s Disability Evaluation Criteria
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)/Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Musculoskeletal Forum: Improving VA’s Disability Criteria to capture public comment and current medical science information from presentations made by subject matter experts.

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Colonel Gingrich came to the RAC meeting to update everyone on what the VA is doing.

This is the recording of the meeting.

 
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Health & Educational Fair for veterans who served in Southwest Asia.

This event is sponsored by
Student Veterans of America, Sullivan University
Chapter 227

 

The deadline is close at hand.

Reservation for rooms Call: 877-999-3223

You will need to tell them it is for the gulf war reunion.

 


The $30 discount we have on the rooms ends on July 17, 2010. These rooms do come with a coupon for a breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

The reception we are having for John Gingrich, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs is by invitation only. Everyone that has paid their registration and banquet fees will get an invitation as long as supplies last. So make sure you go to the online store and pay. The store will take checks, credit cards and PayPal.
The online store will close on July31.

The National Gulf War Resource Center (NGWRC) is pleased to announce its Health & Educational Fair for veterans who served in Southwest Asia.  Also, due to the latest information being disseminated, we encourage all veteran advocates to come to this event as well.  This year's event is to be held in Dallas, Texas, Thursday August 5th through Sunday August 8, 2010. You can see the bios of our speakers HERE. You can see the agenda HERE. You can Register HERE The featured Guest of Honor at the event will be Mr. H. Ross Perot, a distinguished American businessman, former Presidential candidate, staunch supporter of the United States military and veterans' causes and a veteran himself. During the event Mr. Perot will be honored with the National Gulf War Resource Center’s 20th Anniversary Desert Storm Patriot Award.


Many thousands of veterans have been afflicted with an array of chronic illnesses directly resulting from their service.  Now with the Veterans Administration (VA) opening up those covered under gulf war illness to veterans of OEF and OIF, there will be a lot of information given out to help them.  The VA’s Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses announced in November 2008 that one in four veterans of the PGW suffer from chronic illness. In April of this year the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released their report that acknowledged a relationship between one's service in Southwest Asia and their multisymptom illnesses.

NGWRC and other veteran organizations continue to advocate on behalf of these veterans for treatment and disability compensation and to push for annual research funding that may one day lead to a cure.

Our four-day event will feature a number of distinguished speakers who will discuss ongoing research into Gulf War Illnesses (GWI) and other related topics, including Dr. Robert Haley from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Haley and his colleagues have made great strides in epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory research on GWI since March of 1994.

The VA’s Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses will be represented by the well known researcher Lea Steele, PhD. She will be covering the different research programs that have been completed.  Dr. Steele will also cover what research is going on and how imperative it is for veterans to take part.

The Department of Veterans Affair’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Clinic (WRIISC), at the request of the NGWRC, will present information to veterans about their program.  The NGWRC has also set it up for WRIISC to visit the Dallas/Fort Worth area VA and conduct classes for the staff about gulf war illness.

All veterans are invited regardless of their periods of service. Details are available at http://www.ngwrc.org/2010/2010%20reunion.htm or by calling toll-free; (866) 531-7183


 
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Purpose

Veterans who care about veterans run the National Gulf War Resource Center. What makes us different than some of the larger, more well funded organizations is our flexibility and commitment to speaking out about all issues in the interest of today’s veterans. With ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, our board of directors holds monthly meetings and is able to respond swiftly to breaking news, research, and legal developments. With an adaptable organizational structure, and a dedicated staff and board, the NGWRC accomplished more on our small budget than many of the largest veterans’ advocacy organizations with far greater resources.

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Individual members are the backbone of NGWRC.  In order to help veterans across the country, we need you to become a member.  As an NGWRC member, you'll receive our regular newsletters, be kept up to date on the latest research and legislative issues, and be a key supporter of Gulf War veterans and their families.

What does it cost?  Membership in the NGWRC costs $25 per 2 years. 

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President: James A. Bunker
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