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Jim Fausone
\nVeteran Advocate<\/p>\n

A scientist is alleging that the Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> is hiding data.<\/p>\n

According to a scientist for the VA, the agency\u2019s Office of Public Health has been hiding research which indicated that vets have been affected by exposure to toxins since the Persian Gulf War.<\/p>\n

Steven Coughlin quit working at the VA in late 2012 due to what he called \u201cserious ethical concerns.\u201d He testified to the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that the VA’s public health office is invested in hiding evidence of illnesses attributed to the Gulf War. Evidence that has been released, alleges Coughlin, has been recalibrated to look “unintelligible.\u201d He also said that his office did not release their findings as part of a study which cost as much as $10 million and which found exposure to oil well fires, pesticides and other toxins for as many as 60,000Iraqand Afghan war veterans.<\/p>\n

Coughlin also stated that (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate A scientist is alleging that the Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs is hiding data. According to a scientist for the VA, the agency\u2019s Office of Public Health has been hiding research which indicated that vets have been…<\/span><\/p>\n

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