Has anyone else contracted a neurological disorder after being deployed to the Middle East?

2015-06-24T18:57:43-04:00

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Jun 24 at 2015 7:01 PM

2015-06-24T19:01:20-04:00

I had Bell's Palsy about a year after returning from the Gulf the second time. It's partial facial paralysis and classified as a neurological disorder. My migraines also increased significantly, but that is likely a product of age (I had them before going to the Gulf).

Response by PO2 Erik Swanson made Jun 24 at 2015 7:08 PM

2015-06-24T19:08:08-04:00

I was never boots on the ground, but I did 2 west PACs with gulf tours, and I have also worked in the middle East after I got out, and I haven't contracted anything myself. But I'm just one of thousands.

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Jun 24 at 2015 8:28 PM

2015-06-24T20:28:06-04:00

I have Ataxia. My particular strand is very similar to Parkinson’s Disease.

Response by SFC Cary Jeffery made Jun 25 at 2015 12:06 PM

2015-06-25T12:06:24-04:00

I have secondary condition to Gulf War exposure (Sarcoidosis, 30 percent).

Response by SFC Cary Jeffery made Jun 25 at 2015 12:09 PM

2015-06-25T12:09:24-04:00

Migraine is a neurological disorder also secondary to other factors (i have 20 percent rating).

Response by SPC Matthew Rouse made Jul 9 at 2015 10:50 AM

2015-07-09T10:50:08-04:00

I do have nervous twitches on my left side. started a few years after getting home. don't trust the V.A. as far as I can throw them.. just living with it.. I know its from deployment but I aint dead yet..

Response by SGT Marika Waiters made Aug 20 at 2015 2:18 PM

2015-08-20T14:18:39-04:00

Yep!!!