Bill Smith
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247 votesstarted · 32 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback · Admin →
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That has been my experience too. Ever since I connect with VA once i was off active duty I have been telling my docs about symptoms I have been experience - at first they told it was all in my mind and that Gulf War Syndrome (as it was called early on) was a myth. I later signed up with the Gulf War Registry hoping that would help to validate my symptoms as being related to the Gulf War - I was wrong. I still complain every time I go. I have to say that once I was flagged during at PTS screening things turned around. However - PTS is not the only thing that has affected me. I continue to experience memory issues, sleep issues, back (I fell off a M577 command post carrier and landed on my back and broke my wrist) and other general pain/fatigue, etc. I was able to get a 30% disability rating for PTS that was later upgraded to 60% after I submitted another claim to increase PTS and add severe tension headaches and my wrist. The issues the VA still will not give me a rating for my back because I did not report back problems when I went to the TMC after falling nor will they rate my memory and sleep issues. It is frustrating but at least I was able to get a 60% rating. I'm not looking for a hand out but it took me nearly 20 years to come to terms with the fact that I have been experiencing PTS since the Gulf War and I just want my experience validated.