"V.A. Health Care: Better Data Needed to Assess the Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Veterans" report published October 19.Less is known about the number of LGBTQ veterans using VHA services, according to the report.The researchers also discovered inconsistencies in implementing and following policies and procedures and data collection, such as a failure to have a standardized field for sexual orientation on forms and to connect data systems electronically.Creating an electronic recording system that connects with SIGI systems has been on the VHA's task list, but the job has only been partially done.