Recommendation 1

That the Government of Canada support research efforts focusing on the treatment of illnesses that have complex or poorly understood causes, but that can in all likelihood be attributed to military service.

Recommendation 2

That Veterans Affairs Canada associate itself with an independent scientific organization, such as the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research or the Council of Canadian Academies, to provide it with independent scientific advice on the state of scientific research, in Canada and elsewhere in the world, to support or disprove the existence of a link between military service and certain health problems that may be afflicting veterans.

Recommendation 3

That Veterans Affairs Canada consider introducing a flexible mechanism that would make it possible to assess the connection between military service and certain medical conditions whose causes are complex, difficult to identify or poorly understood.