ࡱ> o@ Ubjbj p p (ooU  66666>t 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 RZ6  66  6 66K $ $ $  664 $  4 $ $   6 X%   $a 0  ] X]  &]8 0"$ 6 6 $  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2004 VA Announces Funding for Gulf War Illnesses WASHINGTON Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi today announced up to $15 million in additional research funding for Gulf War illnesses. We still dont have a definitive cause for Gulf War illnesses, Principi said. There has to be a reason why some of our veterans came home healthy, while others serving alongside them did not. Although the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is still examining the committees detailed, 143-page report, Principi said he is convinced there is sufficient justification for further scientific research. The funding commitment represents the departments single largest set-aside of research funding for a specific area of investigation and could constitute up to nearly 20 percent of VAs new research grant awards for FY 2005. 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