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Nine respiratory cancers added to list of illnesses presumed caused by burn pit smoke
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Nine respiratory cancers added to list of illnesses presumed caused by burn pit smoke
By Leo Shane III
Apr 25, 12:01 PM
Soldiers burn trash in an old dumpster at Joint Security Station Adl in western Baghdad on Sept. 5, 2008. (Staff Sgt. Brock Jones/Army)
Veterans Affairs officials this week will add nine respiratory cancers to the list of illnesses presumed caused by burn pit exposure, easing the path veterans suffering from those conditions have to take to get disability benefits.
The move follows promises by administration officials last fall to speed up care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pit smoke in Iraq, Afghanistan and other overseas locations over the last 32 years.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen
Nine respiratory cancers added to list of illnesses presumed caused by burn pit smoke
By Leo Shane III
Apr 25, 12:01 PM
Soldiers burn trash in an old dumpster at Joint Security Station Adl in western Baghdad on Sept. 5, 2008. (Staff Sgt. Brock Jones/Army)
Veterans Affairs officials this week will add nine respiratory cancers to the list of illnesses presumed caused by burn pit exposure, easing the path veterans suffering from those conditions have to take to get disability benefits.
The move follows promises by administration officials last fall to speed up care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pit smoke in Iraq, Afghanistan and other overseas locations over the last 32 years.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko GySgt Jack Wallace SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Patrick Rasmussen
Nine respiratory cancers added to list of illnesses presumed caused by burn pit smoke
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GySgt Jack Wallace
Yes Sir, your right on point. Now, will the V.A take care of the this illness????
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
GySgt Jack Wallace Unfortunately they don't have a great record on that.
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An avoidable and unnecessary exposure to harm's way that should not have involved our servicepeople.
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