tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270430534591439047.post6523113496736654196..comments2024-03-14T19:22:13.917-04:00Comments on 91outcomes.com: MIKE JARRETT: Why Veterans Feel VA is Ignoring Gulf War Health Issues91outcomeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092402936038968127noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270430534591439047.post-40042681504945959952014-01-09T10:01:52.549-05:002014-01-09T10:01:52.549-05:00I will echo the sentiments of Mike "be your o...I will echo the sentiments of Mike "be your own advocate" with your PCP. One of the many things I have found working with Keith Nordeng is that the Gulf War training program by the VA is in VISTA (the computer data collection of the VA) for your PCP's. This is extremely helpful when talking with your Primary Care Physician as then they have first hand knowledge of the many environmental exposures in the Gulf War area of operations. In 15 minutes you cannot really explain enough for your PCP to understand. <br /><br />One thing that has helped me is finding the research papers by Googling and printing out one page at a time to go over with your PCP. I have done this over many years and does work although the process is slow. Keep feeding the PCP at every attempt to bring them up to speed, making sure you tell them who the researcher is that published the paper.<br /><br />I know this is not something many want to do but "must" in order to bring this to light within the VA. Dr. Klimas also said that they could put together a training process that would only take a year for getting every VA knowledgeable in the area of GWI. This is not brain science just common sense. Thank you for your comments Mike Jarrett and hope together maybe we can "enlighten" the VA with everybody's working together.<br /><br />David LaShell, USAF retired Desert Storm veteranAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684050195995754noreply@blogger.com