Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses for 2013

Download the full report here – Gulf War Report to Congress - 2013 (1580 KB, PDF)

From the Introduction to the 2013 Gulf War Report

Section 707 of Public Law (P.L.) 102-585, as amended by section 104 of P.L. 105-368 and section 502 of P.L. 111-163, requires that an annual report be submitted to the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees on the results, status, and priorities of research activities related to the health consequences of military service in the Gulf War (GW) in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; August 2, 1990 – July 31, 1991. The Research Subcommittee of the interagency Deployment Health Working Group (DHWG) prepared the Annual Report to Congress on Federally Sponsored Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses for 2013, which is the 20th report on Federal research and research activities. The DHWG tracks all federally-funded research projects related to GW Veterans’ illnesses (GWVI).

As in previous Annual Reports to Congress, the material presented is divided into six sections and three appendices.

• Section I is an introduction;
• Section II summarizes the research priorities and organization of the Federal GW research portfolio;
• Section III highlights and summarizes research progress published since the last annual report to Congress;
• Section IV summarizes Federal funding trends for GW research during the 10-year period from fiscal year (FY) 2004 through FY 2013;
• Section V highlights new research projects and initiatives since the last report
• Section VI contains literature; references; and the Appendices contain listings of federally-funded research projects.

Note: Additional resources can be found at DeployMed ResearchLINK. This on-line library is a collaborative effort of three departments - the Defense Department, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Health and Human Services.