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As a veteran, it is frustrating to deal with the government to prove exposure to toxins.

The PACT Act was meant to streamline all of this but the burden still falls on the veteran. How many have been exposed knowingly but due to the military not acknowledging it, can not get the required compensation for the problems?

Well, happy Veterans Day.

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Knew where it’d be just from the headline. Lejeune is just infamous at this point

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Really? I'd be surprised if there wasn't elevated cancer rates at every military base. There's so much health and safety stuff that the military just completely ignores.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago

Marines are notorious for taking other branches discarded installations and facilities, even those not suitable for habitation, and using them.

They have soldiers and contractors literally working in Superfund sites.

[–] tinkeringidiot@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that happens when you’ve got JP-8 running through the tap water lines.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You may be entitled to compensation

[–] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Not surprised by this at all. I remember when a High School built a new multimillion dollar school in Ohio on an old base and all the sudden people started getting sick and cancer. Come to find out there was a bunch of buried toxic chemicals and it became a super site in Marion Ohio. Happens more then it should