This latter type of threat is examined by an IOM committee in response to a request from the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine the health consequences to military forces deployed in proximity to potentially hazardous burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.Military Medicine: Official Journal of ...
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...
Rosie said her husband's health issues resulted from exposure to open-air burn pits, which the U.S. military used in Iraq and Afghanistan to torch everything from batteries to body parts. The Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged Balad, where Torres was based, disposed of "several hundr...
Biden Announces Plan to ID, Treat Veterans Sickened By Exposure to Toxic Burn Pits Department of Defense FILE - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Frances Gavalis, tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on March 10, 2008. President ...
Biden has said he suspects his late son Beau's exposure to "burn pits" in Iraq contributed to his death. "Because of his exposure to burn pits, in my view -- I can't prove it yet -- he came back with stage four glioblastoma," Biden said in 2019. "Eighteen months he lived, know...
There has been concern over the possibility that, as a result of exposure to smoke produced by burn pit operations in USCENTCOM, deployed Service members are at increased risk for acute and long term health effects 1-4. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Naval Healt...
For every soldier returning with horrific health defects, there are untold numbers of servicemembers who continue to be subjected to burn pit sites and toxic smoke to this day. The DoD and VA must acknowledge the reality and gravity of the problems toxic chemicals from burn...
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...
That group included Biden’s son Beau, who served in Iraq with the Delaware Army National Guard and died in 2015 from a rare brain cancer. “We don’t know for sure if a burn pit was the cause of his brain cancer, or the diseases of so many of our troops,” Biden said...
In hisState of the Union addressearlier this year, Mr. Biden called on Congress to do more to assist veterans experiencing enduring health issues after exposure to burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. A soldier in the Afghan National Army (ANA) walks past a burn pit at a comman...