Hearing: The Toxic World of Presumptive Service Connection Determinations: Why Should Our Veterans Wait?

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

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (10:00 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
This hearing will be held in HVC 210, and through Cisco WebEx virtual meeting platform. Member participation may be in person or online.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Elizabeth Curda
Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office

  • Witness Statement [PDF]

Ms. Elizabeth Field
Director, Defense Capabilities & Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Ms. Anita Ritchie
Senior National Service Officer for Benefits and Appeals, Wounded Warrior Project

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 12/09/2020 at 05:34 PM

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

  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Related Witness Support Document #1 [PDF]

Ms. Beth Murphy
Executive Director, Compensation Service Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Witness Statement [PDF]

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

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

Panel two

The Honorable David Shulkin
Former Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Witness Statement [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Disabled American Veterans, Statement for the Record [PDF]
  • Military Officers Association of America, Statement for the Record [PDF]
  • Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Statement for the Record [PDF]
  • Veterans for Common Sense, Statement for the Record [PDF]
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars, Statement for the Record [PDF]
  • NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF VETERANS’ ADVOCATES, INC. , Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 12/09/2020 at 05:34 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List (Update #2) [PDF]

First Published: December 9, 2020 at 09:47 AM
Last Updated: December 9, 2020 at 05:34 PM


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