Chemicals from oil fires and anti-nerve gas pills the troops took during the 1991 war. symptoms are chronic fatigue, join pain, rashes, memory loss. jennifer griffin from the pentagon tonight. reporter: last month, v.a. secretary. the board was recommendations about gulf war illness and limit the board s independence from the v.a. and move veterans advocates say it is designed to sweep gulf war illness under the rug. he was angered by the vote of no confidence by the research advisory committee on gulf war illness. unfortunately, the secretary when confronted with the recommendations on our part that needs to be investigated, they have opted to shoot the messenger. i m very troubled by the changes that are purported to have been made. the department of veterans affairs has strongly denied any