The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that enhances benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, expanding their opportunities to obtain free medical care and presuming that certain illnesses and cancers were linked to their exposure during their military service. T...
It says that the bill, Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011, was introduced by representative Todd Akin, senator Tom Udall, and Bob Corker. It mentions that the act would create similar registry created by the U.S. Congress to track soldiers adversely affected in previous wars.Carroll...
Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs decides these exposure claims on a case-by-case basis, with the exception of those filed for asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis. The burden of proving one's illness is related to a burn pit exposure falls on the veteran, leading to delays in health ...
The House in March passed a version of the bill that the Congressional Budget Office projected would increase federal spending by more than $300 billion over 10 years. It would increase access to VA health care to millions of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan even if they don't ha...
price on the internet. I have two copies and am keeping them for my two sons. This book also had a fold out map of the underground workings of #3, #4 and #5 Pits in the front and a fold out map of #4 Pit after the explosion in 1930. There is also a book by Terry Malan...
There were nine active military burn pits in the Middle East as of last year, according to the Defense Department's April 2019 "Open Burn Pit Report to Congress" shared with CBS News, though some advocates think the actual number is higher. ...