(October 29, 2024 at 4:08 pm)Fireball Wrote: I know other Navy vets who are getting treated for various ailments because of exposure in service. One lost his prostate and is sliding into Alzheimer's linked to direct exposure to Agent Orange, and the other has hearing damage from working on the flight deck. I have hearing damage and tinnitus from working in the engine room. I didn't claim it because I also used to drag race cars with no mufflers, and no hearing protection beyond what was in the helmet. We've all inhaled either or both exhaust fumes and raw fuel fumes. In the engine room, we used to clean our hands with it before going for chow. It's called, "Young, dumb and full of cum".
The military denied for decades that exposure to AO was a problem. (sarc) Now that the affected population is satisfactorily reduced, they are addressing it. (/sarc)
My mom's late partner Kevin had 60% disability service-related from AO going back to about 2008 or so. They're not unfeeling in administering benefits as much as they are cash-starved and people-short, I think.
I may have residuals from my exposure to PFAS, but like you, I've done enough other stuff that I can't blame my service for it. Washed up with diesel, too.
