Many are used by every U.S. military branch, and especially by Navy, asbestos products have been applied and is very heavy for them is considered refractory and fireproofing properties. Because of the widespread use, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of veterans exposed to toxic asbestos-containing material for the military. As a result, more than 30 percent of the United States attacked with mesothelioma (an asbestos-induced cancer that attacks the internal lining of the lungs, stomach, and heart) were exposed to asbestos during military. Although the Navy opted not to gather statistics in relation to the number of naval veterans who suffer from diseases related to asbestos, other sources of statistical data shows 26 percent of mesothelioma patients Navy veteran and ship workers. In addition, the naval veteran also account for 16 percent of the asbestos-related lung cancer and 13 percent of severe respiratory disease.
Search for compensation
As happens in almost all asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits, a claim is filed against the manufacturers of asbestos products, not a businessman who used asbestos products without the knowledge of the harmful effects. In addition to filing claims against asbestos manufacturers responsible for the exposure, ailing veteran has a legal option to seek assistance through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Veterans are allowed to apply for VA benefits for asbestos-related diseases, but diseases such as mesothelioma is not always recognized by the VA as a "service-connected" medical condition, which makes it very difficult to claim and receive benefits. Resources in Asbestos.com offer, free of charge, to veterans who apply for benefits. We have a knowledgeable veteran on the staff who can make the process easier and help you benefit from the VA system. For more information, please call 800-615-2270 or fill out a form on the right to receive an information package.
VA Benefits
Founded on 15 March 1989, the VA was successful in the Veterans Administration, established in 1930. VA benefits, which is government run system that is made to U.S. military veterans, who are responsible for the administration of veterans benefits programs, their families, and survivors of veterans (including a collective 74.5 million potentially eligible individuals). Benefits offered to veterans, including disability compensation, pension, life insurance, home loans, education, vocational rehabilitation, survivors' benefits, and medical benefits and funeral. This extraordinary complex consists of the system the second-largest federal department (after the Department of Defense).
Because of the complexity of the system, filing a claim to receive benefits from the VA is notoriously challenging. Eligible for VA medical benefits of this program is determined by the classification system that categorizes veterans based on a series of "priority", which can be confusing to define and limit appears to be subjective. For example, veterans exposed to toxic herbicides such as Agent Orange during the Vietnam War who is classified as "priority 6" (on a scale 1-8, 1 being the highest priority), but exposed to asbestos for veterans services developed mesothelioma consequently there is no priority is assigned.
The Next Step
Although they have the areas served, veterans coping with asbestos-related disease is limited in the search for compensation and benefits through the government and the VA system. But with help from experienced mesothelioma lawyers, veterans can seek compensation effective on medical costs and time losses by filing claims against asbestos companies that produce toxic materials that cause them.
Which includes sources outside Asbestos.com offer referrals to some of the most experienced asbestos and mesothelioma attorneys in the nation. Please direct all email inquiries to assistance@asbestos.com. For more information about veterans' rights, and filing claims, please contact us at 800-615-2270 call or fill out a form on the right to receive a comprehensive package of information regarding all issues surrounding asbestos exposure and resulting disease. Many are used by every U.S. military branch, and especially by Navy, asbestos products have been applied and is very heavy for them is considered refractory and fireproofing properties.
Because of the widespread use, hundreds of thousands, if not millions of veterans exposed to toxic asbestos-containing material for the military. As a result, more than 30 percent of the United States attacked with mesothelioma (asbestos cancer that attacks the internal lining of the lungs, stomach, and heart) were exposed to asbestos during military. Although the Navy opted not to gather statistics in relation to the number of naval veterans who suffer from diseases related to asbestos, other sources of statistical data shows 26 percent of mesothelioma patients Navy veteran and ship workers. In addition, the naval veteran also account for 16 percent of the asbestos-related lung cancer and 13 percent of severe respiratory disease.
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