A panel of experts appointed by Department of Veterans Affairs to find out how the agency could better serve veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf war is ready to offer its recommendations. Among them:
* Improving sharing of data regarding exposures and long-term health issues between the Defense Department and VA;
* Improving delivery of benefits to those with war-related disabilities;
* Taking a more pro-active approach to resolving veterans’ service-related problems;
* Better training for claims adjudicators with the Veterans Benefits Administration;
* More research into treatments, and;
* Better outreach programs.
