Hearing: Toxic Exposures: Examining Airborne Hazards in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (10:00 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
This hearing will be held in Room 210, of the House Visitor Center and through Cisco WebEx online meeting platform. Member participation may be in person or through Cisco WebEx Virtual platform

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Laurine Carson
Deputy Executive Director, Policy & Procedures, on behalf of Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

Dr. Patricia Hastings
Deputy Chief Consultant, Post-Deployment Health Services Office of Patient Care Services/Public Health, Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

Dr. Michael J. Falvo
Scientific Director, Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

Dr. David A. Butler
Scholar and Study Director, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM
  • Related Witness Support Document #1 [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

Dr. Sverre Vedal
Professor Emeritus Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences School of Public Health, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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Panel two

Mr. Shane Liermann
Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

Mr. Caleb R. Stone
Professor of the Practice and Co-Director, The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic William & Mary Law School

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  • Witness Statement (Update #2) [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement for the Record, Department of Defense [PDF] Added 09/22/2020 at 03:46 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List (Update #2) [PDF] Added 09/21/2020 at 06:27 PM

First Published: September 15, 2020 at 05:31 PM
Last Updated: September 22, 2020 at 03:46 PM


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