The Army thought a veteran faked his health issues while having lead poisoning

Dorrance sent Hopkins to Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York for an X-ray fluorescence (XRF) test, a procedure to measure the level of lead in his bones. With that test, Hopkins became the first of 38 service members from 2012 to today tested at Mount Sinai for chronic lead poisoning. While the number of affected soldiers is small, the diagnosis can be life-changing to these troops, who for years have wrestled with unexplained symptoms that mimic traumatic brain injury or PTSD, including impaired concentration, anger, anxiety and impulsivity, as well as physical manifestations like tremors, high blood pressure, low sperm count and peripheral neuropathy.

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