More US troops treated for TBI/concussions after Jan 8 Iran missile strike:
o 16 additional service members have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), 15 of which have returned to duty in Iraq.
o As of today, 50 U.S. service members have been diagnosed with TBI.
o 16 additional service members have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), 15 of which have returned to duty in Iraq.
o As of today, 50 U.S. service members have been diagnosed with TBI.
o Of these 50, 31 total service members were treated in Iraq and returned to duty, including 15 of the additional service members who have been diagnosed since the previous report.
According to statement released by Pentagon spokesman LTC Tom Campbell
According to statement released by Pentagon spokesman LTC Tom Campbell
o 18 service members were transported to Germany for further evaluation & treatment. This is an increase of one service member from the previous report, who had been transported to Germany for other health reasons and has since been diagnosed with a TBI, traumatic brain injury
o As previously reported, one service member had been transported to Kuwait and has since returned to duty: DoD spokesman.
