I think my cardiomyopathy is a form of gulf was syndrome.

By Anonymous January 25, 2011 - 3:25pm

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Diagnosed with diadetes Dec 2003, diagnosed with CM Mar 2004. Ejection fraction of 19%, almost died. How can I get the VA to change my status from non active duty disabled, to active duty disabled/ since it probably was a bad anthrax injection which infected my heart.

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Anon - You will need to work with the Veterans Administration to do this. The main website is:
http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/
This link takes you to local offices where you can seek the support you need: http://www.va.gov/landing2_locations.htm
The Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages may also help you:
http://www.gulfweb.org/

January 25, 2011 - 5:07pm

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