Post deployment illness Gulf War

The ground war lasted four days and resulted in 147 battlefield deaths, but almost 199,000 of the 698,000 people who were deployed have since qualified for some degree of service-related disability. Of those, 13,317 people are disabled by "undiagnosed conditions"; Medically Unexplained Symptoms; Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) or Unexplained Symptoms

Friday, April 03, 2009

VA SAYS NO PRESUMPTIVES FOR HOST OF ILLNESSES

VA SAYS NO PRESUMPTIVES FOR HOST OF ILLNESSES
AFFLICTING GULF WAR VETS

(source) Federal Register: April 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 62)
DOCID: fr02ap09-127 FR Doc E9-7342
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Affairs DepartmentNOTICE

You notice IOM avoided reviewing and discussing infections of many
other bacteria, yeast and Parasites. By IOM avoiding examine
these agents, VA and DoD doctors-adjudicators Can deny
service connections for the next 30 years.

We must voice our dissent to this NOTICE.
Due to IOM omission of infectious agents while working for
the DVA. The VA got what they paid for "twisted statistics".

The offices below will get a STATEMENT FOR RECORD (letter)
from me and I encourage other supporters to write.

[1] Thomas Kniffen, Chief, Regulations Staff (211D),
Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420

[2]http://www.va.gov/gulfwaradvisorycommittee
(EMAIL) lelia.jackson@va.gov