Are you a 1990-91 Gulf War Veteran with concerns about Gulf War Illness? The VA Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses subcommittee is hosting two Veteran Engagement Sessions for 1990-91 Gulf War Veterans in Phoenix, Arizona. These sessions provide Gulf War Veterans the opportunity to share their experience with Gulf War Illness.
To encourage every Gulf War Veteran to join and share their story, these sessions are being held both in-person at two different locations and times, as well as virtually via Webex.
April 23
Time: 7-9:30 p.m. ET / 6-8:30 p.m. CT / 4 to 6:30 p.m. MT and PT
Hilton Phoenix Resort at The Peak, Sedona Conference Room #4, 7677 North 16th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85020 (Free parking and handicap accessible)
Join online: Click here for Veteran Engagement Session Day One
Password: GWVET1991! (case sensitive)
Join by phone: (toll-free) 1-833-558-0712, access code: 2826 178 2537
April 24
Time: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET / 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT / 8 to 10:30 a.m. MT and PT
Phoenix 32nd St. VA Clinic, Conference Rooms 5C107/5C108, 400 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, Arizona 85020 (Free parking and handicap accessible)
Join online: Click here for Veteran Engagement Session Day Two
Password: GWVETS1991! (case sensitive)
Join by phone: (toll-free) 1-833-558-0712, access code: 2824 521 1053
These meetings are free and open to 1990-91 Gulf War Veterans and their family members, caregivers, physicians, scientists and members of the general public. Get more information about these meetings and other Gulf War Veteran related information.
The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses is a Congressionally mandated committee under the VA Federal Advisory Committee Act. It meets several times each year to provide advice and make recommendations to the VA Secretary on proposed research studies, plans and strategies related to understanding and treating the health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the 1990-91 Gulf War.