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Benefits for cancers believed caused by burn pit exposure likely won’t start before summer 2022

[ad_1] Disability payouts for new conditions related to burn pit smoke and other combat zone toxic exposure incidents likely won’t…

2 years ago

Single Judge Application; solvent; Veterans Benefits Administration documents undermine the Secretary’s current claim of ignorance as to what constitutes a solvent. See, e.g., VA ADJUDICATIONS PROCEDURES MANUAL (M21-1MR), pt. IV, subpt. 2, ch. 1, § E(19)(g) (discussing solvent exposure in Gulf War veterans); VA Training Letter 10-01 (Feb. 4, 2010) (same); VA CLINICIANS’ GUIDE § 20.1 (same); VA Training Letter 07-04 (July 5, 2007) (solvent exposure in Navy divers); VA Training Letter 10-03 (Apr. 26, 2010) (solvent exposure from burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti and at the Naval Air Facility in Atsugi, Japan); VA Training Letter 11-03 (Nov. 21, 2011) (solvent exposure for veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune).;

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; solvent; Veterans Benefits Administration documents undermine the Secretary’s current claim of ignorance as to what…

2 years ago

“The enemy is lurking in our bodies” — women veterans say toxic exposure caused breast cancer

[ad_1] As Kate Hendricks Thomas sat one night with her second-grade son Matthew, he placed his hands on the table…

3 years ago

Tinnitus may occur following a single exposure to high-intensity impulse noise, long-term exposure to repetitive impulses, long-term exposure to continuous noise, or exposure to a combination of impulses and continuous noise (Loeb and Smith, 1967; Chermak and Dengerink, 1987; Metternich and Brusis, 1999; Temmel et al., 1999; Stankiewicz et al., 2000; Mrena et al., 2002).”

[ad_1] Tinnitus may occur following a single exposure to high-intensity impulse noise, long-term exposure to repetitive impulses, long-term exposure…

3 years ago

Single Judge Application; “The [U.S. Court of Appeals for the] Federal Circuit made it clear that the Board is not bound by [M21-1] ; Overton, 30 Vet.App. at 264 (“[T]he Board is required to discuss any relevant provisions contained in the M21-1 . . . , but because it is not bound by those provisions, it must make its own determination before it chooses to rely on an M21-l provision . . . .”); It is unclear how the Board came to this conclusion that consistent and prolonged exposure was required because that language is not found within the M21-1 provision that was provided to appellant as a reference for establishing presumptive service connection; Andrews v. McDonough, __ Vet.App. , , No. 19-0352, 2021 U.S. App. Vet. Claims LEXIS 1091, at *17-20 (June 22, 2021) (“[T]he VA ma y [not] tell a veteran how to establish a service connection for his [condition] only to move the goalposts once he has done so. This kind of goalpost-moving does not reflect an optimal mode of administrative decisionmaking.” (quoting Hudick v. Wilkie, 755 F. App’x 998, 1006-07 (Fed. Cir. 2018)));

[ad_1] Single Judge Application; “The [U.S. Court of Appeals for the] Federal Circuit made it clear that the Board is…

3 years ago

The VA will begin to process new SW Asia presumptive claims beginning Aug 2 for particulate exposure. : Veterans

[ad_1] This is huge"The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin processing disability claims Aug. 2 for asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis…

3 years ago

Amid pressure, VA eyes speeding benefits for burn pit exposure illnesses

[ad_1] Amid increasing calls for action from Congress and health care advocates, Veterans Affairs leaders on Thursday announced plans to…

3 years ago

Millions of vets could get new benefits under toxic exposure legislation. But can it become law?

[ad_1] Congress may be on the verge of passing the most comprehensive legislation dealing with military toxic exposure issues in…

3 years ago

Sweeping health and benefits changes could come soon for vets suffering toxic exposure ills

[ad_1] Lawmakers on Wednesday launched their latest effort to piece together comprehensive legislation on veterans’ toxic exposure illnesses with the…

3 years ago

How to Get Sponsored – Provide Your Company With the ROI Needed by Giving the Right Exposure & Value

[ad_1] When it comes to getting sponsored, something I've seen "make or break" a deal more than once is when…

3 years ago
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