Posted on Mar 3, 2022
House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits
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The House is poised to pass legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The bill set for a vote on Thursday has the backing of the nation's major veterans groups and underscores the continued cost of war years after the fighting has stopped. If passed into law, it would increase spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
"If we're not willing to pay the price of war, we shouldn't go," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The House is poised to pass legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The bill set for a vote on Thursday has the backing of the nation's major veterans groups and underscores the continued cost of war years after the fighting has stopped. If passed into law, it would increase spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
"If we're not willing to pay the price of war, we shouldn't go," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
One of my friends on Facebook posted Glenn Beck and associate making fun of Biden's SOU address. It started with Beck and his buddy laughing about Burn Pits. I said the same thing to my friend. I also sent Glenn Beck a message suggesting he educate himself on burn pits saying, "Ask any Veteran if he thinks burn pits are funny. Ask any family of a Veteran if he thinks burn pits are funny. They are the Agent Orange of today.
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SP5 Dennis Loberger
SGT (Join to see) - I don't believe so. The biggest hawks generally never served.
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PO1 John Johnson
Seeing that "burn pits" have been in existence since the invention of fire followed quickly by the first group of cavemen organizing themselves into a form of militia, wouldn't that make the burn pit the original form of toxic exposure?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel great stuff, solid share/read Brother William.
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SPC Terry Page
I would think the VA would certainly be a component part of the remedy. The nature of military Burn-Pit exposure is those victims are due appropriate treatment and/or disability compensation.
The mechanism for dispensing that treatment could come in in a variety of ways: exclusively provided by the VA (within capacity and wait-time limits); private-sector medical practitioners (with appropriate oversight) or other vetted-entities capable of providing such appropriate service.
Disability compensation should be administered separately due to the “presumptive-exposure” nature of such claims.
We were responsible for the exposure. They paid the price (with their health). We are responsible for paying for the treatment to mitigate their condition.
The mechanism for dispensing that treatment could come in in a variety of ways: exclusively provided by the VA (within capacity and wait-time limits); private-sector medical practitioners (with appropriate oversight) or other vetted-entities capable of providing such appropriate service.
Disability compensation should be administered separately due to the “presumptive-exposure” nature of such claims.
We were responsible for the exposure. They paid the price (with their health). We are responsible for paying for the treatment to mitigate their condition.
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