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Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

Health problems associated with military service during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn and related VA benefits...

Update on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses: VA’s new regulation taking effect on August 15, 2011 clarifies that functional gastrointestinal disorders are covered as presumptive illnesses for eligible Gulf War Veterans.

Guide on Gulf War Veterans for Clinicians: Learn how to care better for Veterans by reading a new study guide, Caring for Gulf War I Veterans. The most recent information on research, health programs, and common symptoms and diagnoses is presented.

Final 2010 Report of Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs September 29, 2010

VHI Caring for Gulf War I Veterans 




Cost of Treating Veterans Will Rise Long Past Wars

"Though there is currently strong bipartisan support for veterans programs, some budget proposals, including from Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, and Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota, have called for trimming benefits for veterans and military retirees.

Moreover, nearly one in five service members returning from deployment are thought to have symptoms of post-traumatic stress or major depression, according to a study by the RAND Corporation. A similar number are thought to have sustained traumatic brain injury."