Burn pits, whats the deal? : r Veterans - Reddit The information that you provided was included in the decision-making for these 3 conditions It is important to note that the presumption is based on particulate matter exposure which can be caused by a variety of sources to include sand or dust, exhaust from diesel fuel and other engines, air pollution, and burn pits
Burn Pit ratings : r VeteransBenefits - Reddit Literally worked an improvised burn pit almost every day in Afghanistan for my unit We didn’t use the base’s main area and just created our own I have pictures of the burn pit we made, often burned shipping material doused in jp8 I have pretty bad breathing issues I’m on the burn pit registry and diagnosed with rhinitis
Burn pits, has anyone been exposed to them? Have you acquired long . . . Burn pits, has anyone been exposed to them? Have you acquired long lasting and damaging effects? I was seeing what everyone’s story was with them Burn pits are obviously deadly as hell but wanted to hear stories from people who had to deal with it on deployment and going through the burn pit registry process as well Archived post
After years of denials, VA urges millions of veterans exposed to burn . . . An estimated four million veterans who were deployed in the last 30 years were exposed to burn pits, according to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, who is urging veterans who may have been affected to file claims with the department
I was deployed to a location not listed on the PACT act but . . . - Reddit I was deployed to Kosovo in 2011 and our unit operated military burn pits inside our perimeter along with screen latrine and burning the feces with diesel fuel at sites that were isolated along the border with Serbia I was repeatedly exposed to the toxic emissions over several months
Question about burn pits. . . : r Military - Reddit The current practice is that burn pits are restricted No shit, so knowing that, why are you here asking for details when there are dozens of options in dozens of potential operating areas? Just wondering if anyone has a recent deployment experience they can tell me about that would be relevant to my question
Burn pits and rating : r VeteransBenefits - Reddit Has anybody received any ratings from burn pits? In 2006 I deployed to Iraq and being the lowest ranking guy in the troop I was on the shit and trash burning detail more then a few times Additionally living on a small patrol base where the smoke and hazards were constantly in the air Fast forward to 2018 I have been out of the military for 7 years and out of nowhere have a pretty massive
Incirlik AB - Smoke Pit Documentation : r AirForce - Reddit Burn pits have a lot of attention as a possible source of health problems for people who deployed There is a burn pit registry with the VA I am not familiar with burn pits for regular established bases in places like Turkey However, that doesn't mean there is nothing there Smoke pit is a designated spot on base for people to smoke cigarettes
Burn Pit Registry (MSAB Jordan) : r Veterans - Reddit About to separate so I thought I would try to register for the VA burn pit registry I was deployed to MSAB Jordan in 2017 and I swear there was a burn pit there The registry site doesn’t list Jordan as a region or country that had a burn pit Anyone else deploy to Jordan during that time and remember anything about a burn pit? Archived post
Burn pits exposure : r VeteransBenefits - Reddit I discovered the dangerous effects of burn pits exposure My husband confirmed that he was exposed to them in Afghan during his deployment I have done a lot of research and many veterans have developed different cancer types after being exposed to burn pits such as brain, lung and prostate cancer