Calling ALL Marines - Past and Present

I’m a 100% percent va disabled but I’m more worried about being around the burn pits on your fobs. One of the post was right about the burn pit and not to mention burning the shit barrels an all that smoke. It took me from 2013 started my claim and wouldn’t settle finally reach 100 after 6 filings in 2017. So never give up fighting the VA.

 

Go see the DAV (disabled American veterans) they are huge when it comes to going against the VA regarding claims. They are great vet advocates.

 

My armory was very close to a burn pit and the thick clouds of black acrid smoke was nasty

 

I'm a DAV life member!!

 

Go see them as soon as possible.

 

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...^^^... Everything starts with your Primary care appointment. Take a lot of notes with you and I hope you get a good doc.

You will need an official POA (Power Of Attorney) to do your paperwork and be patient. Sorry, I am not real familiar with El Toro.

 

The DAV does the power of attorney for the claims. You are spot on the Primary Care. @usmarine you need to get recommendation to a specialist so they can get a better understanding of the issues at hand before filing a new claim.

 

I've got a primary health doctor's appt on the 20th of this month and will talk to my doctor about my health concerns . Also the DAV office is in the same building

 

Just my opinion ... burn pits are the next agent orange on a smaller scale ... I predicted this when I saw them and the other oil wells fires on TV.

 

...^^^... I am a lifer with the DAV and they are good ... depending on who you get ... ask around who is good at the DAV ... also I like the State Reps and IMO, the best is the PVA, but you need special circumstances there.

^^^ This is just from my experiences ^^^

 

Service: June 08 - Sep 2013
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 3rd Battalion 11th Marines 29 palms
Deployment: Afghanistan

Thank you all for your service.

 

My SSgt was saying that. He finally had enough when we had a burn pit going he made us wear the gas mask but this was on my last deployment. But in my opinion the damage is already done. Burning lithium batteries, thermite, all sorts of other shit using JP8 as a the fuel to keep the fires going. Standing behind tanks to stay warm from the exhaust and breathing that shit in having attack helicopters shooting uranium rounds while the shells fall around you. It’s not if, it’s when your lungs become messed up. I’m not looking forward to my future

 

Here's info on my old hangar 296 at MCAS EL TORO

https://www.veteranstodayarchives.com/2012/03/10/marine-hangar-was-witches-brew/

 

PCA was amazing for my uncle who was a Korean and Vietnam vet. They really went to bat for him and got him everything he deserved. They first gave him 10% in the 80’s. He went the PAV and he got a everything including wheel chairs

 

Thanks for the back info

 

...^^^... There is always a lot of bad exposure stuff out there ... when everybody is trying to kill each other.

I am not trying to be flip ... but it's the way it is. It's the secret that don't tell you when you join too.

 

Very very true. And they don’t tell you about it when you get out.

 

I’m not salty about it at all I’m just more worried about it for the future and my family.

 

...^^^... Hey ... It was hell, getting info in the RVN days .... you guys have the internet and google now to catch them.

Compare the old dewey decimal system and those 3"x5" cards in the library to find stuff ... to your iPhone and Google ... finding info today is a piece of cake.

 

I remember using Aircraft cleaning solvent (TCE /PCE solvent) in my armory to clean weapons . This solvent turned unprotected skin orange and felt very hot