burn pitsneuropathyprivate healthcarefederal lawOXIDATIVE STRESSEMISSIONSEXPOSUREObjective: Do the 3.5 million US veterans, who primarily utilize private healthcare, have similar burn pit exposure and disease compared to the VA Burn Pit registry? Methods: This is an online volunteer survey of Gulf War...
Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz of California pushed to have measures addressing the military’s use of toxic burn pits in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. Those measures will expand eligibility to those that serve in Egypt and Syria, enhance training about health effects...
This program aims to harness their skills in leadership and is dedicated to turning soldiers into elite personal trainers. 4 years ago Jon Stewart’s new mission The former late-night comedian is now fighting for war veterans exposed to toxic fumes from military “burn pits.” ABC News’ Mona...
Military Burn Pits Similarly, veterans of the Iraq War who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn between March 19, 2003 and December 15, 2011 may have been exposed to toxic fumes and chemicals released into the air atmilitary burn pits. These fumes and chemicals have imp...
“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. “But I’m committed to finding out everything we can.” The inclusion of burn pits issues and other veterans policy in the State of the...
and President Biden has suggested his late son Beau was affected by his exposure to burn pits. Beau Biden died of brain cancer in 2015. While the president has said he isn't certain a burn pit caused his son's cancer,he pledged during his State of the Union addressearlier this year to...
The House on Thursday approved a bill that would provide millions of veterans with expeditedhealthcare and disability payments related to illnesses caused by toxic exposure from burn pits. The final vote was 256-174. Only thirty-four Republicans voted with all Democrats to support the bill. ...
Military burn pits, used for waste disposal in combat zones, involve the open-air burning of waste materials, including plastics, metals, chemicals, and medical waste. The pits release a complex mixture of occupational toxic substances, including particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds ...
For military personnel who were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s, burn pits—areas where various waste was burned in open pits—were a visceral reminder of that hellish experience.
Veterans across the country are contending exposure to burn pits and other airborne toxins has made them sick. But the vast majority have been rejected for related VA disability benefits. The new federal effort is designed to make it easier for veterans to make claims b...