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At least 1,200 veterans received letters recently wrongly informing them that they have Lou Gherig's disease. According to the National Gulf War Resource Center, a veterans affairs watchdog group, the letters were incorrectly coded and should have simply provided information about an "undiagnosed neurological disease."
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as "Lou Gherig's Disease, is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease often resulting in death within five years.
Some recipients of the letters suffered emotional distress and subjected themselves to medical testing, according to the Associated Press.
After being alerted to the problematic letters by the veterans group, the VA has begun the process of calling veterans who should not have received the letter, which was also mailed to 1,300 veterans who do, in fact, have ALS. The veterans group is encouraging the VA to reimburse those who spent money on medical testing to confirm the (mis)diagnosis.
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