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GULF WAR SYNDROME - THE 3 R's
REALISATION - The Government needs to realise it IS Gulf War Syndrome
Paragraph 283 of the Lloyd Report:
283. It seems to us that with the termination of any legal proceedings against the
MOD, and with the results of the three epidemiological surveys to hand, now is the
time to reach agreement with the veterans. This was the strong thrust of Lord
Craig’s evidence. The MOD could initiate the process by taking the following steps:-
(1) The MOD should acknowledge publicly that the veterans who have made
claims (other than the 272 who have had their claims rejected) are indeed
suffering injury or disease as a result of their service in the Gulf.
(2) Since the name of the injury or disease is only a label for wrapping the
symptoms from which the veterans are undoubtedly suffering, the Ministry of
Defence should accept the name favoured by the veterans, i.e. Gulf War
Syndrome, as the most convenient label.
RECOMPENSE - The Government needs to recompense Veterans
Paragraph 283 of the Lloyd Report continues:
(3) The MOD should set up a fund out of which ex gratia payments should be
made on a pro-rata basis to all those who have made successful claims.
(4) The 272 Claimants who have had their claims rejected should have those
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RECOMMENDATION - The Government needs to follow the Recommendations
The Government simply needs to follow the
Recommendations
of the Lloyd Report
Paragraph 224 of the Lloyd Report:
.... the picture is already sufficiently clear to enable the MOD to acknowledge forthwith that the illnesses of the Gulf War veterans, who have had their claims accepted, are attributable to their service in the Gulf. To wait for further research into the pathology would, after fourteen years, be a denial of justice to the veterans.
