Adequacy of the VA Persian Gulf Registry and Uniform Case Assessment Protocol

Committee on the Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Uniform Case Assessment Protocol, Institute of Medicine

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 The Institute of Medicine's Persian Gulf Activities; 5 The Dapartment of Veterans Affairs Persian Gulf Registry and Uniform Cse Assessment Protocol; 6 Committee on the Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Uniform Case Assessment Protocol; 7 Findings and Recommendations; 8 Conclusion; 9 References and Selected Bibliography; 10 Appendix A: Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate Action; 11 Appendix B: Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Recommendations for Research and Information Systems; 12 Appendix C: Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Defense Persian Gulf Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program: Overall Assessment and Recommendations; 13 Appendix D: Adequacy of the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program: Nerve Agents; 14 Appendix E: Adequacy of the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program: A Focused Assessment; 15 Appendix F: VA Phase I Protocol; 16 Appendix G: VA Phase II Protocol; 17 Appendix H: Persian Gulf Registry Code Sheet; 18 Appendix I: VA Persian Gulf Bi-Monthly Report; 19 Appendix J: Examples of Persian Gulf Registry Follow-Up Letters; 20 Appendix K: VA Monitoring Instrument for Appropriate Medical Care; 21 Appendix L: Annual Persian Gulf Conference Agenda; 22 Appendix M: Site Visit Questions; 23 Appendix N: Summary of Responses to Requests for Information; 24 Appendix O: Questions Related to Traumatic Exposure; 25 Appendix P: Patient Satisfaction