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U.S. map of 710 military installations assessed for PFAS use or potential releases

PFA’s & The Filthy Fifty

Key takeaways PFAS are man-made “forever chemicals” used since the 1940s that don’t break down in the environment. On military bases, the main source is AFFF firefighting foam, used since the 1970s. The Department of Defense

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Respiratory Condition

VA Disability Ratings for All Respiratory Cancers based on Honoring Our PACT

Thanks to the passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2021 (full name: Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021), VA now presumes a service connection for even more illnesses to toxic

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PACT Act Benefits for Veterans (Gulf War Era, Post 9/11, Agent Orange and Radiation Exposure)

Pact Act: Changes that expand benefits for Veterans (Gulf War Era, Post 9/11, Agent Orange and Radiation Exposure) The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics of 2022 (commonly called the PACT Act) significantly expands benefits for three groups of veterans, i.e., those

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burn pits

VA Adds 9 Respiratory Cancers as Presumptive Conditions Related to Burn Pit & Toxic Exposure

As of April 25, 2022, nine respiratory cancers have been recognized by VA as presumptive conditions related to toxic exposure from burn pits that were used from the Gulf War on into the War in Afghanistan.

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VA Benefits for Toxic Exposure from Fort McClellan

Fort McClellan is a former Army installation located nearby Anniston, Alabama that has come to be known for the high potential of toxic exposure to personnel who served there. From 1952 to 1999, when the fort

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3D molecular model of a chemical compound

VA Disability Benefits for TCE Exposure

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is an industrial cleaning solvent that was commonly used by the US military to degrease metal equipment. It is a clear, nonflammable liquid that evaporates quickly and has a sweet odor, and it has

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Burn Pits and Health Concerns for Veterans

Headline news was made recently when former Daily Show host Jon Stewart endorsed a new bill sponsored by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY and Representative Raul Ruiz, D-CA called the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to

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Kalamazoo, MI Presumptive Condition VA Disability Lawyers

What Constitutes a “Presumptive Condition”?

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs assumes that certain medical conditions in certain veteran populations were caused by military service. For this reason, you may be eligible to receive VA disability benefits for what is called

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Gulf War Syndrome VA Disability Lawyers Kalamazoo, MI

What is Gulf War Syndrome?

Are you or a loved one suffering from medically unexplainable symptoms that may have an origin in Gulf War military service? Also known as “Gulf War syndrome,” there are a variety of mysterious symptoms veterans experience

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