VA: No Such Thing As Gulf War Syndrome

[The Straight Story]

VA: No Such Thing As Gulf War Syndrome

POSTED: 12:07 pm EDT September 12, 2006

WASHINGTON -- There is no such thing as Gulf War syndrome, even though U.S. and foreign veterans of the war report more symptoms of illness than do soldiers who didn't serve there, a federally funded study concludes.

U.S. and foreign veterans of the Gulf War do suffer from an array of very real problems, according to the Veterans Administration-sponsored report released Tuesday.

Yet there is no one complex of symptoms to suggest those veterans -- nearly 30 percent of all those who served -- suffered or still suffer from a single identifiable syndrome.

"There's no unique pattern of symptoms. Every pattern identified in Gulf War veterans also seems to exist in other veterans, though it is important to note the symptom rate is higher, and it is a serious issue," said Dr. Lynn Goldman, of Johns Hopkins University, who headed the Institute of Medicine committee that prepared the report.

The VA contracted with the institute, part of the National Academy of Sciences, to review scientific studies and probe the issue at the direction of Congress.

Tuesday's report is the latest in the important series, which the VA will rely on to determine whether Gulf War veterans are eligible for special disability benefits if they are found to suffer from illnesses that can be linked to their service.

http://www.local6.com/health/9829936/detail.html

[Vincardog]

1. Can anyone spell DU?

[madokie]

3. they only think DemocraticUnderground when they see DU

and that is the only time they will recognize us here.

[Vincardog]

11. Depleted Uranium and crimes against humanity. Birth defects and cancer

rates are already up. Google is your friend.

[madokie]

12. I wasn't talking about me, I know all these things

the * cabal deny it though, not us.

[Vincardog]

13. OK my bad

[Wiley50]

2. "than other veterans" like vets of this Iraq war?

Depleted Uranium

DU knows about DU

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Didn't the Pentagon for years also deny that Agent Orange caused

any physical and medical injuries to Vietnam Vets?

[Sugarcoated]

14. I actually considered enlisting after 9-11

Mom of 2, now a grandmother, I was seriously considering it. The way they're treated and shit on made me say nah.

[Rex]

5. Anything to keep from helping Vets.

I swear this country is FUBAR. And they wonder why no one wants to join the military?

[Karenina]

6. As long as Americans allow

their family members to be pissed on, fed chicken feces and used as cannon fodder for the benefit of *corp profits these amoral declarations will continue.

[mtnester]

7. It took the VA nearly 50 years

to finally admit that my Grandpa, a WWII Navy SeaBee, was suffering from PTSD and had been since his discharge.

He is now a nearly 85 year old vet, still suffering from PTSD...for more than 64 years.

[Vinca]

8. It's "official?" No Gulf War Syndrome?

That ought to make it easier to deny benefits. Veterans are screwed again under Dear Leader's watch.

[razors edge]

9. move along...

nothing to see here.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. What does peer-reviewed science have to say on the subject?