VA is Working, Pushing for a New Deadline for Gulf War Illnesses
The deadline for Gulf War veterans to seek benefits for some service-connected illnesses is currently December 31st, 2021. However, according to the VA officials, the department is working to push this deadline back. If they are successful, this would be the 6th time the deadline has been moved in recent years. The last deadline was in 2016 but was ultimately pushed to 2021. Federal policy dictates that a number of illnesses related to the Gulf…