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Exhibit 220

Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Research Update and Recommendations, 2009–2013

Exhibit 220 · Research advisory report

Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Research Update and Recommendations, 2009–2013

The research reviewed in this report supports and reinforces the conclusion in the 2008 RACGWVI report that exposures to pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide are causally associated with Gulf War illness. Evidence also continues to demonstrate that Gulf War illness is not the result of psychological stressors during the war.

Attributes Gulf War illness to hazardous exposures, including pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide.

Source
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses
Date
2014
Quoted from
Findings in Brief, p. 3 (PDF p. 9)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.va.gov/RAC-GWVI/RACReport2014Final.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding MED-12.6
Primary record The 2014 Gulf War research advisory committee identified pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide as causes of Gulf War illness and rejected psychological stress as its explanation.