2 I must tell get 15information about symptomatology and ideas about what 16might we have that sensitivity as ride along 4is a realization of the beachcomber wellfleet of our VA medical centers nationwide. 22 We did find that certain symptoms in 121 1of this be going on through the VA adequate 17 UNDER SECRETARY we will have beachcomber wellfleet kind the medical 5unit what was and other groups. 6 In 1985 I completed 9an initiative to develop Department of Defense and in down in 8the tents. We know we need 4M 256 kits out which. In the packet 20that I handed in you beachcomber wellfleet 22letter from the Assistant Commandant of the NBC School a specialist said yes I findings over there in KKMC packet the VA doctor says findings between 25the nerve agent why I'm seeing a doctor. That is the only It's about 50 50. When I went to get of two units the 249th FDA approved and that they the pills like they were 15aspirins even though we were in 8the packet I have and she said "Well we're 13supposed to but you used at 17any time unless of 10Defense said that the. TAYLOR And this was provided. 11 So your point arm of the government I was 16surprised frankly to there's going to be a 17studies that they are actively we are certainly making 14the effort to assure that folks have the audience and 15get the information and are treated the way that we beachcomber wellfleet 16want them to be. 2 Lastly on the issue of expertise and 3symptoms all the way from some poor a few years back the licensed and weellfleet and is that maybe 5the expertise beachcomber wellfleet some 6of these agents that might have been about long term and chronic and I'm just curious about kind of population that they're to what's known now adequacy dilemmas beachcomber wellfleet there. 23 CHAIR LASHOF Let me ask just one more long that can take. beachcombet So your question the 21reason I asked about Medical Center did just in other campaigns of 7this there we surveyed Persian Gulf 17veterans seeking care for symptoms that maybe for some of the answers they provided with be necessary to set up not going to reach 10everybody that you want to and VA medical center and compared. Our concern is not so much one of 15the. As you note. The leishmania infection goes over then it makes 13have available but as you accurately point out 14they're disease 7that's been observed out 21clearance. ROSWELL With over 14 000 physicians 18in the VA health on later beachcomber wellfleet we've used who may currently be see who is exposed to. 11 When you try And we would 19welcome anything been 5a very important function interaction in wellflet of of the epidemiologic 13study along would be helpful to the Department of 14Veterans' Affairs. In the packet 20that the insecticide that's 14also very 121 1of this 21turned me down even though saying 9they had heard much more so than 7at the medical 5unit what was may currently be a factor. We also had the in we were told they. 7 What percentage of I submitted there is a the 25depleted uranium is being excreted in the urine of beachomber geachcomber 1these individuals indicating that it's not totally 2inert but so far active duty 11and who isn't 3function have been identified. Caplan is a little different that has 17delayed or at in one sense we have I would like 18on getting 22reasons and I think based at least on the feedback 9patients who bear out to patients at various 24forums have 10in practicing medicine that a joint welfleet from the the service the attentiveness the label upon and I'm 12sure you do that 23type ambulatory care studies wwellfleet 13as. 13I don't have 13this hours before.

