APNewsBreak: VA to review files of sick Gulf War vets to help thousands who felt shut out
By Kimberly Hefling, APThursday, February 25, 2010
APNewsBreak: VA to reopen Gulf War files
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it’s preparing to re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service.
The review could result in more veterans receiving compensation nearly two decades after the Gulf War ended.
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki tells The Associated Press that the decision is part of a “fresh, bold look” the agency is taking to help veterans who have what’s commonly called Gulf War illness and have long felt the government did little to help them.
The VA says it also plans to improve training for medical staff to make sure they do not simply tell Gulf War vets that their symptoms are imaginary — as has happened to many over the years.
Tags: Diseases And Conditions, Geography, Gulf War Syndrome, Military Affairs, North America, United States, Veterans, Washington
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February 26, 2010: 7:12 am
When the media gushes with love and understanding of those Marines and soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq at times honestly I get nauseous. The same heads of the major media somehow think it is patriotic to fight this war on terror, but not the Gulf war. The Gulf war vets it seems do not deserve as much as these present day veterans, according to the media hype.. It amazes me congress breaks it’s back over Afghan and Iraqi vets and keep ignoring Vietnam combat veterans. In fact I would bet there would not have been a new GI bill if Jim Webb’s son was not a Marine in today’s Marine Corps. (Reply to this) |
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