tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270430534591439047.post5072977670045163482..comments2024-03-14T19:22:13.917-04:00Comments on 91outcomes.com: VA Releasing 3rd Gulf War Task Force Report for Public Comment91outcomeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092402936038968127noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270430534591439047.post-19021668225507816092014-02-28T00:15:04.175-05:002014-02-28T00:15:04.175-05:00If this report is anything like I expect, they may...If this report is anything like I expect, they may well regret encouraging us to make comments. It will likely take some time and discussion to pull apart the upcoming report, separating the wheat from the chaff. If the report is typical of recent VA responses, it will be nothing more than window dressing to show the administration is at least taking some form of action. <br /><br />From an epidemiological standpoint, the VA has failed miserably in collecting and categorizing illness data that could have given researchers clues many, many years ago while the evidence was still fresh. More importantly, they could have established the legitimacy of Gulf War Illness, particularly its neurological effects, before the public consciousness dismissed the illness as another "it's in your head" problem, an opinion that was spurred by the early dismissal of the disease by a misinformed medical community.<br /><br />Waitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544773662507711343noreply@blogger.com