New hope for Gulf veterans as report backs their claims

Dave Mark
After yesterday's independent report called on the Government to recognise the existence of Gulf War Syndrome, Dave Mark asks 'what now' for the campaigners, and, right, looks at the case of a Yorkshire soldier now using a wheelchair after serving in the conflict
New hope for Gulf veterans as report backs their claims


IN FEBRUARY this year, solicitors representing the hundreds of Gulf War veterans fighting to prove the existence of a mysterious syndrome told their clients the case was unprovable.
The legal team, which had been investigating the strength of the case for six years, told the Legal Services Commission (LSC) that there was not enough scientific evidence to prove exactly what caused the illnesses – pulling the plug on legal aid funding. more