Burn Pit Exposure Illnesses & Symptoms
“Veterans exposed to burn pit plumes experienced exposure to many highly toxic chemicals that have specific associated health risks that are known and there are also predictable health risks arising from the synergistic impact of simultaneous exposure to multiple toxic chemicals emitting from burning refuse.”
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Burn Pit Research & Studies
Burn Pits 360 continues to work with health and legal experts on research efforts that will help in concluding the evidence to link troops illnesses and deaths to exposure to burn pits.
Medical
DOD Research
Periodic Occupational and Environmental Monitoring Summary (POEMS)
VA Research
2011 Long term health consequences of exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan (pdf)
The effects of exposure to documented open-air burn pits on respiratory health among deployers of the millenium cohort study, Naval health research center report no. 11-38
Congressional Research
GDIT FY20 Outreach Military Flyer AMD
Reports
Analytical Results, Incinerator Ash Characterization, Taji; Iraq, 31 March 2010
Analytical Results, Burn Pit Ash Characterization, Lion, Afghanistan, 29 September 2009
Analytical Results, Ash Characterization, Taji, Iraq, 24 February 2010
Analytical Results, Ash Characterization, Q-West, Iraq, 23 November 2009
Analytical Results, Ash Characterization, Mahmudiyah, Iraq, 12 June 2010
Ash Sample Characterization, Bagram, Afghanistan, 14 September 2007
Deployment Environmental Surveillance, Air Quality Assessment, Bagram, Afghanistan
Legislation
Federal
H.R. 1001 Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act
H.R. 1005 Burn Pit Revision Act
State
H.B. 306 Texas Burn Pit Registry
News Reports
Spiritual Services
Ministry 4 Warriors
http://www.ministry4warriors.org
For prayer, please call: (361) 877-0323
Healthcare Services
Hyperbaric Treatment
https://northstarhbot/about-dr-henricks/
Pulmonary Treatment
Dr. Robert Miller
Vanderbilt University
615-936-3636
Toxic Brain Injury
VA Benefits Information
Healthcare Benefits Application
Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense Benefits
Veteran Organizations that Assist with Filing Claims:
VA Burn Pit Registry
Legal Services
Contact Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD if you need assistance accessing your VA disability compensation benefits. CCK is a law firm with a national practice and reputation for handling complex veterans disability compensation cases. CCK is committed to fighting on behalf of veterans and is uniquely equipped to handle difficult cases involving military burn pit exposure. CCK has extensive resources and a unique, in-depth understanding of VA regulations, statutes, and case law ready to put to use on your behalf. Where appropriate, CCK will locate and retain experts as needed to strengthen your VA disability case. Not every Veterans Law firm takes cases to court, but CCK’s willingness and success in doing so strengthens its ability to represent your interests. Through this approach, CCK’s team of veterans lawyers and claims advocates often achieves successful results for clients.
Contact Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick online now or call 401.331.6300 for a free evaluation.