“Gulf War Illness.”
I was there, infantry, with the 24th ID in worst areas and exposed to all of the supposed boogymen. Burn pits, M8 alarms, ammo cache explosions, depleted uranium warheads... all of it.
I’m fit as a fiddle, and can out lift, outrun the vast majority of 20 year olds and can still max the Army push-up requirements for their age group, 82 in 2 minutes. I do between 86 and 120 depending on the week and how hard I’ve been training.
There is no such thing “Gulf War Illness.” It’s payout to shyster lawyers and welfare queen vets looking to up their disability. The leftist media pushes it because they like sick, weak vets and military failure. Our side pushes because they think it’s patriotic to kiss all vets’ ass, all the time.
Bullshit and a total scam.
Genes may be playing a part in it as to why some people have a problem and others don’t. For example, some of them may have a problem in the superfamily of glutathione S-transferases.