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

The Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs will hold a fully remote hearing entitled "The Toxic World of Presumptive Service Connection Determinations: Why Should Our Veterans Wait?"

This meeting will be livestreamed on Youtube and Facebook. 

Witnesses

Panel 1:

Ms. Beth Murphy

Executive Director, Policy & Procedures

Compensation Service

Veterans Benefits Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

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

Ms. Elizabeth H. Curda**

Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Accompanied by:

Ms. Elizabeth Field**

Director, Defense Capabilities & Management Team

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Dr. Sverre Vedal**

Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

University of Washington School of Public Health

Panel 2:

The Honorable David Shulkin MD

Former Secretary

Department of Veterans Affairs

Jose Ramos

Vice President, Government & Community Relations

Wounded Warrior Project