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Andrew Gee says there is a connection between compensation scheme delays and veterans suicides. (AAP)

Former Veteran's Affairs Minister Andrew Gee says multiple failures and delays in the compensation claims system was "clearly" one of the factors that contributed to the high suicide rate among defence members and veterans.

Giving evidence in Townsville at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide on Monday, Mr Gee said it was immediately obvious to him when he took on the veteran's affairs portfolio the system was "crying out" for major reform.

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