Veteran_ Resource_ book_2014
Veteran_ Resource_ book_2014
Veteran_ Resource_ book_2014
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Signs or symptoms of an undiagnosed illness include: fatigue, skin symptoms,<br />
headaches, muscle pain, joint pain, neurological symptoms, respiratory symptoms,<br />
sleep disturbance, GI symptoms, cardiovascular symptoms, weight loss, and<br />
menstrual disorders.<br />
The VA also has regulations concerning presumptive service connection for<br />
certain diseases among service in Southwest Asia beginning on or after the start<br />
of the first Gulf War on August 2, 1990, through the conflict in Iraq and on or after<br />
September 19, 2001, in Afghanistan.<br />
The area defined in Persian Gulf Service encompass Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,<br />
the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab<br />
Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian<br />
Sea, the Red Sea, and the airspace above these locations.<br />
There are nine specific infectious diseases associated with military service during<br />
this period that are prevalent in Southwest Asia, have been diagnosed among U.S.<br />
troops serving there, and are known to cause long-term adverse health effects:<br />
»»<br />
Brucellosis<br />
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Campylobacter jejuni<br />
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Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)<br />
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Malaria<br />
»»<br />
Mycobacterium tuberculosis<br />
»»<br />
Nontyphoid Salmonella<br />
»»<br />
Shigella<br />
»»<br />
Visceral leishmaniasis<br />
»»<br />
West Nile virus<br />
<strong>Veteran</strong>s who have been diagnosed with any of the above conditions or were<br />
exposed to any herbicides throughout their military service should contact the<br />
local County <strong>Veteran</strong>s Service Office (pg. 163) for assistance.<br />
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