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On the recordJune 6, 2018
The evidence for an association between the development of specific respiratory diseases and exposures to combustion products was found to be inadequate or insufficient.
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Critiquing the VA's claims about the lack of scientific proof linking burn pits to health effects.

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