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However, VA's Public Health website still uses Gulf War veterans' medically unexplained illnesses, chronic multi-symptom illness (CMI), and undiagnosed illnesses, but explains that VA doesn't use the term Gulf War syndrome because of varying symptoms. [67] The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) originally classified individuals with related ...
Veterans can apply for disability compensation online, by mail, or in person at a VA regional office. VBA evaluates claims based on the severity of the disability and its impact on the veteran's ability to work. Veterans may also receive additional compensation for dependents. Lesser-known compensation areas include:
In 1984, an interconnection between fibromyalgia syndrome and other similar conditions was proposed, [32] and in 1986, trials of the first proposed medications for fibromyalgia were published. [32] A 1987 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association used the term 'fibromyalgia syndrome', while saying it was a "controversial ...
But once veterans return stateside, many find their employers aren't jumping up and down to have them come back to work. Veterans often suffer discrimination in the workplace. Show comments
Somatic symptom disorder is frequently associated with functional pain syndromes like fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). [11] Somatic symptom disorder typically leads to poor functioning, interpersonal issues, unemployment or problems at work, and financial strain as a result of excessive healthcare visits. [9]
The level of activity that triggers PEM, as well as the symptoms, vary from person to person, and within individuals over time. [6] Due to this variability, affected people may be unable to predict what will trigger it. [4] This variable, relapsing-remitting pattern can cause one's abilities to fluctuate from one day to the next. [1]
All disabled veterans waiting for a claim to be reviewed should carefully read what follows. In my opinion, you are being blindly set up to fail, because of systemic flaws in the review process.