How was it ruled out. Did they find physical damage in the brain or other organs? In a lot of cases it was self reported or stuff people could fake if they wan

How was it ruled out. Did they find physical damage in the brain or other organs? In a lot of cases it was self reported or stuff people could fake if they wanted "oh look, I am losing my balance and falling". Another point to consider is that a lot of the staff were CIA emoyees working in an embassy that was probably going to be closed or have staff reduced because of the current administration's stance regarding Cuba. And one thing CIA employees do professionally is make up cover stories. If they could make up a cover story to retire early with extra pension for injuries in a high profile case, I can see some taking that route. For instance last time we discussed a story in the New Yorker about someone who went through this and surely at the end they said they might retire early because of the injuries received. That for some reason made me skeptical too...