Gulf War Illness

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1. Osteoperosis In Gulf Vets

   is there any gulf vets out there with osteoperosis . got it in spine and hips . i am trying to see if it is conected to gws. and if it is worth putting in a claim . although i am not sure on what to put in for . i have an appeal for hip arthritis pending at bva

   Asked by bergin c/o, July 1, 2012

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3. Gwi

   From what I read it seems that your conditions for any of the presumptive conditions under GWI must have manifested by 1 year from your ETS. Even if you fit that critera, does that mean you have to fill within a year of your ETS? I have several of the conditions that started within the year timeframe, but just learned about them being presumptive...

   Asked by Guest irishferguson, March 8, 2013

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4. Va Whistle Blower

   Whistle-blower says VA ignored data that could have helped suicidal, sick veterans By John Roberts Published March 13, 2013 | FoxNews.com The highest-level whistle-blower ever to come forward at the Department of Veterans Affairs is leveling accusations of serious ethical lapses, claiming an agency intentionally manipulated and suppressed data which resulted in veterans -- particularly suicidal veterans -- being denied critical care. The whistle-blower, Steven Coughlin, was a senior epidemiologist at the VA and lead author on two of the biggest studies the VA has conducted on veterans of the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars. His claims concern the VA's Office of Publi…

   Asked by jdraider28, March 15, 2013

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5. Question About Fibro?

   If it helps my claim I have dx already I had and EMG like 3weeks ago. I was wondering it was an abnormal EMG and I have fibrous he did front back.upper and lower. And he said it was bad plus I have bad cts. Any help would do.

   Asked by usmc89, February 29, 2012

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6. Report Looks At Gulf War Ailments

   A new scientific paper presents evidence that nerve agents released by the bombing of Iraqi chemical weapons depots just before the ground combat of the 1991 Persian Gulf war began could have carried downwind and fallen on American troops staged in Saudi Arabia. The paper tries to rebut the longstanding Pentagon position, supported by many scientists, that neurotoxins, particularly sarin gas, could not have carried far enough to sicken American forces. An abstract of the paper is available on the Journal of Neuro-Epidemiology website.

   Asked by USMC5811, December 25, 2012

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7. Extension Of Statutory Period For Compensation For Certain Disabilities Due To Undiagnosed Illnesses And Medically Unexplained Chronic Multi

   Extension of Statutory Period for Compensation for Certain Disabilities Due to Undiagnosed Illnesses and Medically Unexplained Chronic Multi-Symptom Illnesses ACTION Final Rule. SUMMARY The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this final rule to affirm an amendment to its adjudication regulation regarding compensation for disabilities experienced by veterans who served in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War. This amendment is necessary to extend the period during which disabilities associated with undiagnosed illnesses and medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses must become manifest in order …

   Asked by carlie, December 21, 2012

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8. Va’S Final Gulf War Regulation Shortchanges Tens Of Thousands Of Veterans

   http://vetlawyers.com/vetblog/index.php/2012/10/new-va-regulation-shortchanges-thousands-of-veterans/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BergmannMoore+%28Bergmann+%26+Moore%29 On October 18, 2012, in Gulf War Illness, Gulf War Veterans, VA Regulation Change, by CharlesSheehanMiles "VA Extends Undiagnosed Illness Presumptive Period Through 2016 On October 16, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published final regulations (RIN 2900-AO09) extending the deadline for the presumptive period for undiagnosed illnesses for Gulf War veterans until December 31, 2016. This is great news for the estimated 250,000 ill Gulf War vete…

   Asked by carlie, October 19, 2012

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9. News On Gwi

   <H3 style="FONT-SIZE: 17px; MARGIN: 15px 0px 5px; COLOR: #000000">Scientific panel concludes Gulf War syndrome is a legitimate illness.</H3>NBC Nightly News (11/17, story 11, 0:40, Williams) reported, "A major federal study released" Monday "puts to rest the question of whether Gulf War Syndrome...is real or not." The "450-page report concludes that exposure to toxic chemicals, including a drug meant to protect troops from nerve gas, sickened one in four of the almost 700,000 veterans in the 1990 to '91 conflict. Veterans' groups said today's report vindicates them after years of denial on the part of their government." The Los Angeles Times (11/18…

   Asked by mike/3/8/cav, March 2, 2009

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10. ptsd A Shot To Cure Ptsd?

    Found this article on PTSD treatment on Fox News. From what I understand the treatment is not new, just the intended result. "The cost of the injection is approximately $1,000 and is fully covered by [Dr. Lipov's] non-profit Chicago Medical Innovations." Dr. Eugene Lipov, medical director of Advanced Pain Centers in Chicago, said the procedure works in 70 percent of patients, and they show at least 50 percent improvement in symptoms. However, note that the study size is very small. This article talks about the existing use of the same treatment for other conditions such as pain from cancer and other syndromes. Personally I'm very interested, but I'll wa…

    Asked by BFR, September 25, 2012

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11. Sleep Apnea

    I have a question for all, I was reading 91 outcomes website and it talks about a study that now says that some gulf war vets were exposed to sulfur mustard gas, my question is per cfr 38 3.316 claims basied on chronic effects of exposure to mustard gas would this link sleep apnea to gulf vets along with cfr 38 3.317 or am i going up the wrong tree? http://www.91outcomes.com/ http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/22974741 http://www.benefits....V_ii_1_SecF.doc http://www.benefits....V_ii_2_secD.doc pages 23 and 24

    Asked by ghillbe, September 22, 2012

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12. Presumptive Ibs

    I have a question about presumptives last week a VA DR diagnosed me having ibs after ultrasound,colin scope and endoscope, my question is I have already filed for undiagnosed for gastro problems should I file for IBS too or just sumbmit that paperwork with all the other paperwork or will the rater figure it out ? I filed for undiagnosed problems in 2010. I also have acid reflux that I was diagnosed with 5+ years ago also filed for 2010 under undiagnoased gastro problems

    Asked by ghillbe, August 14, 2012

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13. Claiming Acid Reflux Dis And Hemrrohids Secondary To Ibs

    Okay i am going to file for hemrrohids and acid reflux secondary to IBS. Here is some info. I am SC for IBS at 30%. Her is the question when my pvt doc gave me a colonoscpy and upper endoscopy he found iner hemrrohids and scaring in my esophagus from my reflux i take omeprazolel for this. Can i claim this as secondary and can i go to the EFD which is april 27 2010. The thing that get me is that they saw the report of the colon and upper endo and did not ajudicate it . any reply and help is needed thanks.

    Asked by usmc89, July 4, 2012

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