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Article published May 5, 2003
British Vet Wins Gulf War Syndrome Claim
Britain's Ministry of Defense said Monday it will compensate a British soldier who claimed he suffered from Gulf War syndrome, though the government still says there is no proof that the condition exists.
Alex Izett, 33, won a judgment from the War Pensions Appeal Tribunal that he developed osteoporosis because of a combination of inoculations he was given. Izett did not serve in the 1991 Gulf War, but the injections were identical to those given to troops who have complained of problems following their wartime duty.
"They have taken my dignity, my livelihood, but they are not going to take my life as well. I just hope that this opens the floodgates for more cases to come forward," said Izett, who lives in Bersenbruck, Germany.
Defense Minister Lewis Moonie said Monday there was no proof that vaccinations were to blame Izett's problems, but said there was no legal basis on which the ministry could appeal the tribunal's ruling.
"The tribunal is not competent to make that kind of decision," Moonie said in an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio.
"The tribunal's purpose is to determine whether a war pension should be awarded or not, and it is awarded on the basis of whether we can show beyond all reasonable doubt that a condition was not due to a person's service.
"The reason they found was that we were unable to show that the injections did not cause this problem," Moonie said.
Veterans' advocated welcomed the tribunal's decision.
"The veterans finally have justice. We are now calling on the (ministry) to officially confirm that we are ill because of the inoculations we were given," said Charles Plumridge, senior coordinator for the National Gulf War Veterans Association.
Liberal Democrat lawmaker Paul Tyler, a member of the Royal British Legion Gulf War Group, said the ministry should now "cut the legal waffle and recognize that our troops, who put their lives on the line, deserve better.
"Full recognition of the link between the injections and their illnesses, and then appropriate compensation, is the least they should expect," Tyler said.
Moonie refused to accept any link.
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