Resources for veterans and bills for health care

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The DAV is supplying  relief fund to veterans unemployed by this COVID-19 outbreak.   Apply below

If you are a veteran that did not receive the $1200 covid stimulus because you don't normally file taxes or collect social security benefits, the VA and IRS have a quick fix.

More info here.

Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships because of its resistance to fire. Veterans who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma even qualify for special benefits from the U.S Department of Veteran Affairs.  

For more information or if you find you are need of a lawyer to get the medical treatment you need and recover money, visit MesotheliomaLawyerCenter.org.

Agent Orange was a tactical herbicide used by the U.S. military from 1962 to 1975, named for the orange band around the storage barrel. The military sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange and other tactical herbicides on trees and vegetation during the Vietnam War. Veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange include Veterans who were in Vietnam, the Korean Demilitarized Zone, on Thai Air Force bases, and who flew on or worked on C-123 Aircraft. Several decades later, concerns about the health effects from these chemicals, including dioxin, a byproduct of Agent Orange production, continue.  VA offers eligible Veterans a free Agent Orange Registry health exam for possible long-term health problems related to exposure. VA also offers health care, disability compensation, and other benefits to eligible Veterans for certain disease conditions, as well as benefits for children of Vietnam Veterans who have spina bifida. Dependents and survivors may also be eligible for other benefits.

 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act becomes law

H.R. 2201- bill introduced to concede Agent Orange exposure to all veterans stationed in Thailand during Vietnam era

H.R. 2568, the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act - Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) is a cancer of the biliary duct system, which includes the gallbladder, bile ducts, and certain cells inside the liver.  One risk factor for bile duct cancer is past infection with tiny parasitic worms called liver flukes, which are found in the fresh waters of Southeast Asia. Veterans who ate raw or undercooked freshwater fish during their service in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam veterans, might have been infected.  Once eaten, the liver flukes grow to adulthood inside the human biliary duct system. The irritation and scarring caused by liver fluke infection can lead to bile duct cancer.  Currently, there are no available studies to show that bile duct cancer occurs more often in Vietnam veterans than in other groups. 

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From vaccinces, to chemical and biological weapons, burn pits, sand and dust, depleted uranium, pesticides, toxic embedded fragments, heat, noise, infectious diseases, and more

There are two broad types of radiation, non-ionizing and ionizing. Ionizing radiation sends out extremely high energy, which may pose a health risk.  Ionizing radiation exposure comes from a variety of sources, including nuclear weapons testing or other activities during military service.  VA offers a free Ionizing Radiation Registry health exam to all eligible Veterans to alert them to possible long-term health problems.

From the 1950s through the 1980s, people living or working at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated with industrial solvents, benzene, and other chemicals