Airborne Hazards Open Burn Pit Registry Qualifications does chronic idiopathic urticaria (Chronic Hives) apply?

2021-08-17T15:29:46-04:00

As some of you know there is a new addendum being made available to vets that have had chronic issues of asthma, I registered because I was exposed to was listed as qualifying events, but the qualifications don't speak about Chronic Hiving. I didn't start having chronic hives until I came back from deployment, I now have to take two shots (one in each arm) to keep me from living a miserable life (once counted over 500 hives on my body some the size of my hand) I have large amounts of documentation showing that I had this in military service after deployment plus the 100s of ER visits to keep me from going in the anaphylactic shock. I have to carry an EpiPen with me. I am grateful Tricare pays for these shots as they are just over 6,000.00 dollars a month. If it were not for this treatment the odds of me being 6 feet under right now are very high. How do I go about seeing if this is part of this program or if there is some other way I can get disability from it?

Response by SFC Jake Middaugh made Aug 17 at 2021 7:32 PM

2021-08-17T19:32:32-04:00

Here's a video about the VA "presumptive conditions" that should answer your question:
https://youtu.be/bUPTzLur6ow

Burn Pit Exposure Presumptive Conditions Revealed: Burn Pit VA Disability Rating Explained...

In today's video, I'm going to reveal and explain the three (3) *NEW* Burn Pit Exposure Presumptive Conditions (Asthma, Sinusitis, Rhinitis or Rhinosinusitis...

Response by SFC Jake Middaugh made Aug 17 at 2021 7:37 PM

2021-08-17T19:37:31-04:00

I also HIGHLY recommend you check out Combat Craig on YouTube. He really helped educate me on all the VA disability ins & outs to get me the percentage I was shooting for.
https://youtube.com/c/CombatCraig

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