World War II – Radiation Exposure
Exposure to radiation was common during this war period and into the 1950s due to the extensive experimentation and nuclear testing of the Atomic Bomb. The following conditions have been identified as service-connected by the Veterans Administration:
- Cancer:
- Bile ducts
- Bone
- Brain
- Breast
- Colon
- Esophagus
- Gall bladder
- Lung
- Ovary
- Pancreas
- Pharynx
- Primary Liver (except if cirrhosis or hepatitis B is indicated)
- Salivary gland
- Small intestine
- Stomach
- Thyroid
- Urinary tract
- Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
- Leukemia: all forms except chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Lymphomas (other than Hodgkin’s disease)
- Multiple Myeloma
Apply for Benefits with an Alpha Advocate – Vets Helping Vets
If you think you have a condition that qualifies for Veterans Disability Compensation, the Alpha team can help you get started with your initial application to the VA.
If you do not receive a fully favorable decision from the VA, or you disagree with the percentage given to your disability, we can help you appeal for more.
It can take months, in many cases, years, for the VA to grant benefits. If you think you have a service-connected disability, or need help to prove that you do, the Alpha team is ready to help you.
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Note: All representation coordinated by Alpha is provided by our employees, the Advocates, who are accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). No private organization that trains and employs accredited agents has been legally recognized by the VA for the purposes of preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims. This work must be done by the Advocates themselves and not organizations.
my husband was rated 60% compensation,he was also service-connected,he served in WWII, he died in 07/11/2001,we were getting va check and social security check,after he died me and the kids recieved them from08/2001 til 12/2001 then it was cut off and i,been trying to get back every since,i would love to get help from you. I wrote the web down and it has a lot of info that I didnt know,i hope that you will help me.