Diagnosis Percent (ICD-9-CM Codes 780-799) (N=3,239) Malaise and fatigue 27 Sleep disturbances 18 Headache 15 Other general symptoms* 9 Dyspnea and painful respirations 6 Rash 5 Syncope, seizures, and vertigo 3 Other chest pain 2 Abdominal pain 1 Nonspecific reaction to tuberculin test 1 Cough 1 Other general symptoms 12
a Nearly everything coded under "other general symptoms" are reported problems with memory.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program for Persian Gulf War Veterans: CCEP Report on 18,598 Participants (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 1996).