The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, November 9, 1995             TAG: 9511090426
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: NATIONAL NEWS 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                         LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

VA BEGINS ANOTHER STUDY OF ILLNESSES FROM PERSIAN GULF

The health consequences of serving in the Persian Gulf War will be studied in a new Veterans Affairs study comparing veterans who were in the Persian Gulf with those who served elsewhere.

The nationwide survey will seek information on the health problems of 15,000 Gulf War veterans and a control group of 15,000 who served outside Southwest Asia during the 1991 conflict.

``I need our veterans to help me get to the bottom of this issue,'' VA Secretary Jesse Brown said Wednesday in urging veterans who receive questionnaires to return them promptly.

KEYWORDS: GULF WAR ILLNESS PERSIAN GULF WAR SICKNESS by CNB