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VA to reconsider benefits for ill Gulf War vets
Beaumont Enterprise ^ | Feb 26, 12:41 PM EST | KIMBERLY HEFLING

Posted on 02/26/2010 9:57:16 AM PST by Fyscat

The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.

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1 posted on 02/26/2010 9:57:16 AM PST by Fyscat
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To: Fyscat

yeh...about as good as awarding the Merchant Marines of WWII benefits after 99% of them were dead.


2 posted on 02/26/2010 10:38:54 AM PST by Sacajaweau (What)
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To: Fyscat

It’s about damn time !


3 posted on 02/26/2010 11:24:40 AM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (Any man may make a mistake ; none but a fool will persist in it . { Latin proverb })
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To: Sacajaweau

Well alot of the guys and myself are still alive and kickin....albeit with some problems. I noticed it didnt say anything about being in contaminated areas from the radio active rounds (A-10 anti-tank)......


4 posted on 02/26/2010 11:26:40 AM PST by Fyscat (USMC Combat Vet)
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To: Fyscat

Keep up the good fight..


5 posted on 02/26/2010 3:13:58 PM PST by GulfWar1Vet
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You as well....


6 posted on 02/26/2010 3:50:00 PM PST by Fyscat (USMC Combat Vet)
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we were promised a VA clinic in our area (southeastern OK) and the state rep my cousin is talking to about it says he cant get a call back from Dan Boren our rep in DC..his right hand man is ben robinson at 1-918-687-2533...is always in a meeting...we were told that Bohnnemn(sp?)TX VA was blocking it because it would take patients from them ...a community buss has to provide all day transportation for each vet and the vet has to spend all day traveling no matter how sick he is....another guy got hung with a $15,000 copter ride for the flu ...we need a clinic here....right now VA is renting a nice space for a rep to show up a few times a month...maybe...anyone got an idea of how we can get Representative Boren to give us a reply?


7 posted on 03/19/2010 10:48:46 AM PDT by dalebert
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