From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:45:59 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS, VETERANS: "VA Checking for Connection Between PFAS Chemicals and Kidney Cancer in Afflicted Veterans" |
VA Checking for Connection Between PFAS Chemicals and Kidney Cancer in Afflicted Veterans By Patricia Kime Military.com September 25, 2024 The Department of Veterans Affairs will study whether kidney cancer is linked with exposure to chemicals used in military-grade firefighting foam and other products to determine whether veterans may be eligible for expedited benefits. The VA announced Wednesday that the process could decide whether kidney cancer should be designated a presumptive service-connected condition for former service members who were exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, or PFAS, often called "forever chemicals" for their environmental persistence. The designation would accelerate the process for veterans to receive VA health care and disability compensation, removing a requirement that those afflicted prove that the illness was related to military service. … For the entire article, see https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/09/24/va-study-possible-link-between-forever-chemicals-and-kidney-cancer.html — Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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