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226 votesstarted · 3 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) · Admin →
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190 votesstarted · 2 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback · Admin →
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My 27 year old husband who has sleep apnea, some liver issue, high cholesterol, headaches, IBS, other rare gastro problems, PTSD, a 7 year rash, adjustment disorder, severe depression, back and joints are literally falling apart, cannot be blamed on age and weight. He is active about to ETS and these issues are not resolved at all, and he had to fight and file IG complaint for a med board in order to even be noticed. It amazes me that none of these "illnesses" all of you have I common, which arose from deployments dating back from the early 90's, to his 05/06 and 08/09 years in Iraq, seem to be viewed as a 100% provable illness which should result in compensation. It is the LEAST our government can do for actual heroes who sacrifice your lives, to be compensated for the poor quality of life left as a result of military service. The NON veteran/service related people who benefit from welfare programs and crack heads can get health care, food stamps and free housing, disability checks, oh lord and a free phone, when veterans have to resort to heavy doses of antidepressants, wait in lines for HOURS to get any free services, and are losing family members to divorce because of their trauma which is not "combat related" and cannot be treated. Not to mention the statistics of state side suicides outnumbering casualties overseas, veterans losing their homes and being out on the street, because these people enlisted with pride and dedication and were proud to be a soldier, which makes them the least likely to take handouts and be humiliated that they were once this glorious unselfish young man or woman who enlisted to protect us and to make a better future for themselves. their other option is to go get foodstamps like they are a bum who doesn't want a job. None I know will do it. So their entire family suffers along with them all because the same smiling faces who told them enlisting was going to create a future where they could support their families, were the same faces who turn their back when asked for help. This has got to stop or all the recruiting stations need to have veterans outside their doors with pamphlets about what reality is. I don't even know any recruiters who haven't jumped ship and gotten out even at their 15 year mark. when your chain of command gets more and more corrupt as you go up, what is above them? Soldiers are the LAST thing our military and Veterans association care about. It should always have been their first..... from a proud army veteran wife......... thank you all for what yall have gone through.
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145 votesstarted · 1 comment · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback · Admin →Shawna Mouton
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371 votesstarted · 46 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) · Admin →
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When my husband who is 27 was diagnosed with sleep apnea, then even tested him for narcolepsy, no one would help him and he is still active. I could write a book on his illnesses literally. it is sickening to watch him emotionally vacant now that the depression meds have erased his personality. ALSO something they called family related problems. but IBS, joints and discs falling to pieces, either sleeps all the time or can't at all, has rashes, chronic pain, surgeries, anger problems I could go on. And he is ETS with no health problems resolved and no way he can find a job either sleeping or throwing something through the room because of anxiety and harassment by chain of command.
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32 votesstarted · 4 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) » TF Report Feedback · Admin →
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My 27 year old husband who was in Iraq in 05/06 and 08/09 has the health problems of a 60 year old. He has the same sleep apnea mask my dad got at 68 and the gastric problems , sleeping difficulties, joint problems, odd rashes (just to name a VERY few issues), as someone who would NOT be eligible to even enlist now? He went in a healthy 18 year old and now is in chronic pain with what are now extreme emotional problems because of the mal treatment by superiors when he needed and tried to get help. He is doing med board but his back problem is the reason and what future is he looking at when no one can FIX or even treat his multiple health problems at 27 years old. He cant stay in and had to make IG complaint to even get the med b going. He was treated like an animal by chain of command instead of having support. How can they claim this is not a verified illness when it happened 20 years ago and is STILL happening now?
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64 votesstarted · 4 comments · 2012 Report of the Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force (GWVI-TF) · Admin →
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My 27 year old husband who is years younger than I am is going through a med board but had to make IG complaint to get it. He has sleep apnea, RARE gastric problems, gets bronchitis all the time, joint pain, sleeps ALL the time and gets raging mad over the smallest things. Has had shoulder surgery that couldn't be repaired and his back and joints are deteriorating. None of his superiors tried to help him at all even when he broke his hand hitting a wall. He has no support at all and in his 700 page medical file everyone contradicts everyone about what his problem is but they say it isn't related to his deployments. How can the military keep doing this to their soldiers and expect to get quality dedicated people when at 27, his life is like that of a 60 year old and no one cares? It is criminal in my opinion. Soon, he will have no job and no where to turn.
People need to do their jobs and get most of this done before ETS. If the separation process isn't thorough enough to evaluate and give the veterans admin most all the info they need backlog wouldn't be so bad. They spend more time and money processing out and give " counseling and information" as to the services to get a job etc. when they are lecturing a veteran who has to have several more surgeries and alot of psychological counseling before they are fit to enter the civilian workforce. all veterans deserve to be evaluated while active with the same level of testing a med board provides, and should be given the time to get their medical procedures completed if available before they are turning their uniforms in and sent out to the unemployment line. I do not pretend to know all the details but for some reason higher chain of command in the cases I have seen just want that ETS date to come and then "not their problem" anymore. My husband finally got a med board after making an IG complaint because his chain of command should have sent him for it a year before his ETS but apparently they hoped just to send him to get in the backed up line at the veterans admin. Leadership has actually become a joke and me neing from the civilian world and having a Masters degree in criminal justice was and still am appauled by what these people get away with to cover themselves. Corruption is out of control and it seems the higher up these people go the less likely they are to stand up and help their fellow soldiers but instead look at them as a liability. I will do whatever I have to in order to help those who served during any era because veterans deserve the same respect a fast food employee gets when they are injured on the job. Someone HELP ...