It has taken quite some time for the VA to recognize the adverse
effects of exposure to Agent Orange. Now the VA is conducting studies to
determine the health effects of exposure to the burn pits in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
The burn pits may very well become the new “Agent Orange” by taking
some time to evaluate the veterans that served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of
the effects include heart and lung problems, cancer, digestive tract issues and
many other health issues.
Iraq had at least three football-field size burn pits that burned
continuously and caused the air quality to be very bad. Some of the people that
worked near them developed a chronic cough that some service members called the
“Iraqi Crud.”
The VA created the Institute of Medicine committee to study of health
issues and the connection to burn pits. The IOM ultimately concluded that there
is not enough evidence to prove toxic burn pit smoke harmed U.S. service
members. However, the studies that the IOM relied on are arguably unreliable.
The VA has been accused of stalling for time under the guise of scientific
uncertainty. It is understandable that the VA has to have enough evidence of a
nexus and new health issues.
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