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Our government must take action to recognize the toxins our service members have been exposed to during their service, research the effects, and provide the care they need. Otherwise, we will see a repetition of the same tragedy that our Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange decades ago went through.
So far, the VA has rejected most disability compensation claims. This is unacceptable.
Earlier this year, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and I joined forces and reintroduced our legislation, the Burn Pits Accountability Act. This legislation has over 170 co-sponsors and the support of over 30 healthcare and veteran service organizations.
Groups like Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Burn Pits 360 are sounding the alarm. Last month, Burn Pits 360 brought affected military families to Capitol Hill. They were joined by physicians to share their stories and findings about the disastrous harm this crisis is doing to veterans
What this needs is a big dose of Science. Studies that prove cause and effect. Not, "I worked at a burn pit, and ten years later I got cancer. Please give me a million dollars." Um, tons of people get cancer. My friend got leukemia (blood cancer) at age 30. Who can he sue?
There was a huge burn pit on the northeast perimeter of Bagram Air Base. We saw and smelled it every time we took off, which was pretty much every other day.
What this needs is a big dose of Science. Studies that prove cause and effect. Not, "I worked at a burn pit, and ten years later I got cancer. Please give me a million dollars." Um, tons of people get cancer. My friend got leukemia (blood cancer) at age 30. Who can he sue?
Did you even read the text of the Act? If you are a vet that was exposed to this then you have a shaky leg to stand on, otherwise you're just a troll. Nothing said about compensation in the bill, just testing of all personnel before they separate from service. I joined the VA roster two years ago, and the problems I had were with getting access to the survey site, getting the proper units, dates and locations in Iraq and Afghanistan straight, and the wording of the questions giving DoD potentially wide latitude to deny that anything they did caused harm. If you were in theater you know the potential hazards - if not you have no idea what you're talking about.
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