Can the spouses and children of Gulf War veterans get free medical examinations?
Yes. To be eligible to participate in this VA-funded effort, an individual must: • Be the spouse of child of a veteran listed in the VA registry, and suffer from an illness of disorder; • Be suffering from, or may have suffered from an illness or disorder (including a birth defect, miscarriage, or stillbirth) which could he connected to the veteran’s service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations; and • Have granted VA permission to include in the registry medical information from the evaluation. What happens if a Gulf War veteran has symptoms that cannot be diagnosed by doctors at the local VA medical center? While most veterans can be diagnosed and treated at their local VA medical center, some have conditions that are unusual and difficult to diagnose. Sometimes this requires continued testing and observation by a team of specialists. The local VA physician may refer these veterans to a special VA Gulf War referral center. Is an infectious agent making Gulf War veterans ill? Fe
