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* 11 percent of Gulf War veterans have been denied assistance after requesting assistance. (Range 13.8% for Conflict and 8.37% being theater)
* 11 percent of the veterans have been denied service connection, with the highest denial of service connection being conflict veterans(13%) and lowest percentage (8%) being theater.
* 27 percent of those casualties were service-connected but are not receiving any financial assistance from the VA or DoD.
Again, this data clearly shows an alarming casualty rate 11 years after Round One in the Gulf. And again, we have not cared for the casualties fully. At the time of the Gulf War in 1990-91, the VA stated emphatically that it was ready to provide care for the Gulf War veterans, but this data does not prove that point.
6. The data provided in Section 5 of the VA Report concerning Gulf War veterans shows data on undiagnosed illnesses statistics. In analysis, it shows:
* 11 percent of Gulf War veterans have been denied assistance after requesting assistance. (Range 13.8% for Conflict and 8.37% being theater)
* 11 percent of the veterans have been denied service connection, with the highest denial of service connection being conflict veterans(13%) and lowest percentage (8%) being theater.
* 27 percent of those casualties were service-connected but are not receiving any financial assistance from the VA or DoD.
Again, this data clearly shows an alarming casualty rate 11 years after Round One in the Gulf. And again, we have not cared for the casualties fully. At the time of the Gulf War in 1990-91, the VA stated emphatically that it was ready to provide care for the Gulf War veterans, but this data does not prove that point.
6. The data provided in Section 5 of the VA Report concerning Gulf War veterans shows data on undiagnosed illnesses statistics. In analysis, it shows: