Medical Outreach and Issues Directorate (MOI)

The OSAGWI Medical Outreach and Issues Directorate successfully
identified nearly 28,000 Gulf War in-patient medical records stored
at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. This
directorate created a database to assist in retrieving these records
for veterans who require copies to file medical claims. OSAGWI staff
is copying the database for VA to speed processing of veterans'
claims. DoD, VA, and the National Archives and Records Administration
are cooperating increasingly on issues involving medical record
transfer and storage. These steps will provide some solutions to both
Gulf War medical record-keeping deficiencies and the President's
mandate (November, 1997) to create a new force health protection
program with a comprehensive, life-long medical record for each
military service member.

The MOI also plays a key role in assuring that veterans receive the
care they need and deserve. MOI physicians have been a resource for
medical information for DoD and VA physicians who are caring for Gulf
War veterans. During outreach visits, MOI physicians regularly
deliver medical briefings to local health care providers, updating
them on the medical and scientific issues important to veterans'
health.
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medsearch/reports/mvhcb_home.shtml
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Comrades, we must look at this information. We should make copy of
data on these pages which address the sympthoms we suffer from. And
we must re-educate our health care staff.