Category: Camp Lejeune

VA Disability for Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (PFAS): The Air Force Denies PFAS Exposure to Michigan Veterans

Mar 3, 2022
Veterans Disability Info

Oscoda Army Air Field, Camp Skeel, and Oscoda Air Force Post were the names given to Michigan’s Wurtsmith Air Force Base between 1923 and 1993. Toxic chemicals contained in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), generally referred to as PFAS, began to poison the base’s drinking water in the 1970s. Contamination with […]

SBVA Urges Health Study on Fort McClellan Veterans Exposed to Deadly Toxins

Oct 27, 2021
Veterans Disability Info

On October 1, the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) voted unanimously on a resolution asking the Alabama congressional delegation to set up a health registry for Fort McClellan veterans as a first step toward offering presumptive service connection. VA admits military service members were exposed to deadly toxins detected […]

How Camp Lejeune Veterans Maximize VA Disability Benefits

Jul 6, 2021
Veterans Disability Info

Veterans exposed to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune face some significant challenges when it comes to collecting the disability benefits they deserve. Our military supplied up to one million Veterans, National Guard, and Reserve members with drinking water containing highly toxic organic compounds between 1953 and 1987. […]