VA has developed newsletters, brochures, and other materials for Veterans, the public, and health care providers about the health effects of Gulf War service and VA services for Gulf War Veterans:
Newsletters — Gulf War Review for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veterans
VA's Environmental Agents Service publishes the Gulf War Review newsletters, providing information especially for Veterans who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Subscribe to the Gulf War Review newsletter.
Current Newsletter
July 2010 - Vol 17, No 1 (443 KB, PDF)
Secretary Shinseki Marks 20th Anniversary of Gulf War with Renewed Pledge to Improve Care and Services to Gulf War Veterans, VA Seeks to Cover New Illnesses for Gulf War Veterans...
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The Environmental Health Registry Programs for Veterans brochure (495 KB, PDF) provides an overview of five VA health registry programs that track the health of Veterans exposed to environmental hazards during military service: Gulf War, Ionizing Radiation, Agent Orange, Depleted Uranium, and Toxic Embedded Fragments.
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VA's Environmental Agents Service developed these posters to help inform Veterans about VA benefits and services. Posters are not copyrighted and may be printed using a standard office printer.
Gulf War – Aircraft (2.3 MB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Gulf War – Missile (2.9 MB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Gulf War – Soldier (2.4 MB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
Gulf War 20th Anniversary Poster
Dimensions:
8.5" x 11" - Gulf War 20th Anniversary (796 KB, PDF)
11" x 17" - Gulf War 20th Anniversary (915 KB, PDF)
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Handbook – Gulf War Health Registry Program
 VHA Handbook 1303.02 - Gulf War (Including Operation Iraqi Freedom) Registry (GWR) Program (Formerly Persian Gulf Registry Program) (229 KB, PDF) outlines procedures for the program.
Veterans who served in the Gulf during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, or New Dawn are eligible for the Gulf War Registry health examination.
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Pocket Guides for Clinicians
Malaria: Pocket Guide for Clinicians (430 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
This guide will assist VA primary care providers and other health care professionals who need basic background information on the health effects of malaria. The card includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of malaria.
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – Concussion: Pocket Guide for Clinicians (425 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
This guide will assist VA primary care providers and other health care professionals who need basic background information on the health effects of mild traumatic brain injury. The card includes information on mild TBI symptoms and diagnosis, as well as guidance to primary care providers seeing patients who may have long-term health effects associated with mild TBI.
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Clinical Education Guide – Veterans Health Initiative on Gulf War I Veterans
 The Veterans Health Initiative on Caring for Gulf War I Veterans (800 KB, PDF) is a study guide that VA developed to provide clinicians an overview of the Gulf War, VA and Department of Defense health programs, plus common symptoms and diagnoses of these Veterans. The most recent information from clinical and scientific studies of Gulf War Veterans’ illnesses is presented.
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