Higher Rate of Illnesss in Gulf War Veterans
A 10-year health data study of Gulf War Veterans reveals that there is a higher rate of health-related problems for this group of veterans than among veterans who did not deploy to the Persian Gulf in 1990-1991.
The report confirms higher rates of new onset diseases such as arthritis, hypertension and heart disease, and higher rates of unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses , including chronic fatigue syndrome and post traumatic stress disorder.
Researchers evaluated health data from participating veterans in 1995 and again in 2005. Their goals were to determine if the health of Gulf War veterans changed over time; and how their health compared with other Gulf War-era veterans. The data confirms that the health of Gulf War veterans is getting worse.
The veterans advocates at Alpha stand ready to help those impacted to apply for and receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The latest update, Longitudinal Health Study of US 1991 Gulf War Veterans; Changes in Health Status at 10-Year Follow-Up, as well as a series of publications written by the researchers in the study, is posted to the VA Web site.
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2 comments on “Gulf War Veterans Health Getting Worse”
I am just reading this information u have provided abt veterans of gulf war. It is quite interesting to me. My husband died in sept. 2009. He was a gulf war vet receiving 70% disability when he passed. He had been fighting with va to give him ptsd benefits. He had tried to commit suicide atleast 3 times and eventually succeeded with a suicide. A few months before he passed they denied him ptsd. He had been on antidepressants, sleeping pills etc. They refused to believe him. I think when he was discharged the va argued he didnt have any symptoms then so why is he trying now. Is there something i can do to make this happen? He shld have never been denied!!! Please help
Brandi,
It sounds like service connection for cause of death is pretty clear. His PTSD led to his demise. We encourage you to apply for entitlement to accrued benefits (compensation that you should have been paid to him while he was a live) and for DIC for the date of death. We would like to see if we can help you. Someone will be reaching out to you shortly.