I remember it being noon on a bright sunny day with not a cloud in the sky and the sky was dark , still and murky with all the burn off from the oil wells. I also stood on the stern of the ship and watched huge clumps of oil float by. It was nasty. This went on for months. The burn off from those oil wells was no joke.
Thanks H&P another very informative video. The truth is Gulf War illnesses have really messed up allot of veterans. But the lack of training both in VBA and third party C&P contractors has created a perpetual cycle of unwarranted delays, denials, and deaths. This really needs to be addressed at NOVA, hopefully then the VA will listen. Better training needs to happen to correct this unjust treatment our Gulf War veterans are suffering from.
The problem is, you can file for GWS all day long, served in Desert Storm, diagnosed with headaches while in service and in C&P exam and still be denied. Sent to HLR, of course it goes to a "duty to assist" error, sent to a nurse practioner only for her to say not related to service....its a joke.
I am like you but got my headaches service connected but have a 0% even though I qualify for a 50% and they continue with the 0%. Seems like the VBA lives by the motto of: Delay, Deny, Until you Die
Recent research has confirmed that GWI is caused by multiple toxic exposures that caused neuroinflammation along with autonomic dysfunction in the parasympathetic nervous system. There was also direct damage to veterans that caused cancers, skin conditions, respiratory symptoms and damage to other organs like kidneys and liver.
@@gracesmith9125 A good starting point would be Dr. Sullivan at Mass General Hospital, Dr. Haley at UTSW and Dr. Klimas at Nova Southern. Dr. Klimas is also a VA doctor at Miami VA Hospital.
I am a gulf war vet who has had many of these symptoms since my service. It is very difficult to get a doctor to diagnose something when they cannot figure out what is causing them. There is also no va diagnostic code for mucmi or gulf war illness. What should I do when I file a claim?
That Photo @ 4:15…… SHEESH ! I remember that all too well. 🥺 ANYONE ( Which I am SURE the answer is YES ! ) Blew their nose while in The Desert, and Heavy Black Soot came out, instead of snoot ? Or mixed together. 🙋🏾♂️
I got it - chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS , & headaches. I got this 40 for CFS , 50 for migraines, & 10 for IBS on top of my 100 percent for ptsd . You have to have illnesses like these or respiratory & it’s then considered “ presumptive “ if you were in the southwest Asia A/O during or after the Gulfwar regardless of service you were in .
What about burn pits in Albania? They had burn pits at the airport just a few hundred feet from our tents. I was standing downwind from the burn pits on guard and was sent to the medics, where they had to treat me for a massive infection that almost amputated my leg. After that, I had a large number of symptoms noted in service and by the VA afterward. Can I claim those conditions as service-connected?
I remember it being noon on a bright sunny day with not a cloud in the sky and the sky was dark , still and murky with all the burn off from the oil wells. I also stood on the stern of the ship and watched huge clumps of oil float by. It was nasty. This went on for months. The burn off from those oil wells was no joke.
I still have my uniform covered with the black spots from that! It was definitely nasty!
We called it :
“ THE MIDNIGHT SUN ! “
I was a Tank Driver. We were EXTREMELY CLOSE to multiple oil well Fires ( Burning )
Thanks H&P another very informative video. The truth is Gulf War illnesses have really messed up allot of veterans. But the lack of training both in VBA and third party C&P contractors has created a perpetual cycle of unwarranted delays, denials, and deaths. This really needs to be addressed at NOVA, hopefully then the VA will listen. Better training needs to happen to correct this unjust treatment our Gulf War veterans are suffering from.
The problem is, you can file for GWS all day long, served in Desert Storm, diagnosed with headaches while in service and in C&P exam and still be denied. Sent to HLR, of course it goes to a "duty to assist" error, sent to a nurse practioner only for her to say not related to service....its a joke.
I am like you but got my headaches service connected but have a 0% even though I qualify for a 50% and they continue with the 0%. Seems like the VBA lives by the motto of: Delay, Deny, Until you Die
Recent research has confirmed that GWI is caused by multiple toxic exposures that caused neuroinflammation along with autonomic dysfunction in the parasympathetic nervous system. There was also direct damage to veterans that caused cancers, skin conditions, respiratory symptoms and damage to other organs like kidneys and liver.
@saaugie Where can we find your research links
@@gracesmith9125 A good starting point would be Dr. Sullivan at Mass General Hospital, Dr. Haley at UTSW and Dr. Klimas at Nova Southern. Dr. Klimas is also a VA doctor at Miami VA Hospital.
I am a gulf war vet who has had many of these symptoms since my service. It is very difficult to get a doctor to diagnose something when they cannot figure out what is causing them. There is also no va diagnostic code for mucmi or gulf war illness. What should I do when I file a claim?
That Photo @ 4:15…… SHEESH !
I remember that all too well. 🥺
ANYONE ( Which I am SURE the answer is YES ! )
Blew their nose while in The Desert, and Heavy Black Soot came out, instead of snoot ?
Or mixed together. 🙋🏾♂️
How does one file for GWS? There is no drop down for that condition.
I got it - chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS , & headaches. I got this 40 for CFS , 50 for migraines, & 10 for IBS on top of my 100 percent for ptsd . You have to have illnesses like these or respiratory & it’s then considered “ presumptive “ if you were in the southwest Asia A/O during or after the Gulfwar regardless of service you were in .
What about burn pits in Albania? They had burn pits at the airport just a few hundred feet from our tents. I was standing downwind from the burn pits on guard and was sent to the medics, where they had to treat me for a massive infection that almost amputated my leg. After that, I had a large number of symptoms noted in service and by the VA afterward. Can I claim those conditions as service-connected?
I served in both Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and my liver and lungs have been messed up.
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Under the Pact Act can you get awarded compensation for ibs, if the Gulf War was in 1991 and the Pact Act wasnt signed into Law until 2022?
Not all soldiers that have GWS/MUI were not stationed overseas.