Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 47423

Gulf War Syndrome

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which medical conditions his Department considers categorised under the term Gulf War Syndrome.

Answer

Al Carns
Gulf War Syndrome is an umbrella term which refers to a cluster of medically unexplained chronic symptoms reported by veterans of the 1991 Gulf War conflict. These symptoms vary widely between individuals and therefore there is no prescribed list of medic...

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