Anyone else experience Chronic Depleted Uranium Exposure?

Yes, that’s about all I found also. However, we handled DU daily with our bare hands ( gloves were suggested but was actually harder to do the builds -assembly of the tactical nuclear round as we called it -and more dangerous). They would tell you wash your hands after ( obviously) in case you had broken skin or cuts on your hands. Many times, after a build, you’d be able to see the veins in your hands. Also, you would be locked in a confined area ( connex box) as you did the builds and “Spaulding” was a very real concern. 2 of the guys I was ( that I know of)with passed from small cell lung cancer. The only thing the urinalysis tested for ( according to the report) was if it was in my kidneys. And, my kidneys were functioning below normal but no DU found. My daughters have issues that have been associated with me having been exposed. My trust in the VA is non-existent. Per them, regardless of it being in my records, my hearing loss was not caused by me being a 13B ( although, per their own guideline’s it’s to be automatically a yes, service connected )and the clinic testing and saying I suffered profound/ severe hearing loss. My knee problems, documented in my records, my broken ankles, where a piece of bone is fused in the joint and they recommended surgery to fix it - also not service connected. So, I’m not fully buying the VA says this or that line. My neurologist ran test, and my current diagnosis is related to toxic chemical exposure and DU was named as a possibility and I’ll be having further testing. I was hoping that I wasn’t the only one who’s going/gone thru this.

We used DU rings ( we called them donuts) to build simulated battlefield tactical nuclear 8inch artillery shells.

I am aware of that as I was on a team as well (81). All research that I have been able to dig up points away from anything hazardous. Anyway, who the heck knows these days.

DU kinetic energy penetrator rounds are not fired by artillery, only by tanks and other armored vehicles like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle with its chain-gun. The main gun rounds are only fired by tanks. I now understand what SGT Young was doing. DU has been used to simulate nuclear weapons. The fins on the spotting round for the Davy Crockett were DU to simulate the weight and density of the nuclear warhead which only was fired once at the last atmospheric test conducted in Nevada in July 1962.

I appreciate the input. The only studies I’m coming up with relate to GWI or temporary exposure l. I’ll try rewording my search criteria. Again, Thanks for the input !

There is a massive amount of false medical information about DU. You need to contact the VA - the urination test is the only way to determine if you have DU exposure - the VA Office in Baltimore uses Jphns Hopkins University to perform the analysis of the specimen sample. The National Atomic Veterans have information too since your exposure was in building simulated artillery rounds where the DU represents the weight of the actual nuclear warhead.