Mesothelioma and the Navy - Benefits for Navy Veterans with Mesothelioma

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Benefits for Navy Veterans with Mesothelioma.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes several asbestos-related diseases as potentially service connected, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Navy veterans who get sick because of military asbestos exposure are eligible for free health care, disability compensation and other VA benefits.

Available benefits for Navy veterans include:

1) VA Claims: A diagnosis of service-connected lung cancer or mesothelioma grants veterans 100% disability, which is the maximum level of monthly disability compensation.
2) Survivor Benefits: Surviving spouses of veterans who die from a service-connected disease are eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation.
3) Health Care Benefits: Veterans with asbestos-related diseases may receive specialized health care at VA treatment centers throughout the country.
4) Trust Funds: Veterans with asbestos-related diseases may also file claims with asbestos trust funds, which provide compensation to families facing diseases such as mesothelioma.
5) Other Claims: In addition to VA claims and trust fund claims, veterans may file other types of legal claims to receive compensation for mesothelioma, including personal injury lawsuits.

How Navy Veterans Can File a VA Claim for Asbestos?

When you file a VA claim over asbestos exposure, you should:

1) Support it with medical records and a written asbestos exposure summary.
2) Talk to an accredited VA claims agent who can help you gather the documentation needed to file a fully developed claim, which is usually processed twice as fast as a traditional VA claim.

Veterans can also seek compensation from the private companies that sold asbestos products to the Navy. An experienced mesothelioma lawyer can advise your family about filing a legal claim to recover expenses not covered by veterans benefits.

Asbestos Exposure in the Navy.

The worst asbestos exposure conditions in the military often occurred on Navy ships and in shipyards. From the 1930s to the 1970s, the Navy used enormous amounts of asbestos insulation and fireproofing products on warships and submarines.

Asbestos was used in naval vessels such as:

Cruisers.
Destroyers.
Minesweepers.

Installing and working with these asbestos products released high concentrations of toxic dust into the enclosed spaces of Navy vessels. Shipyard workers often returned home at the end of the day covered in asbestos dust, causing secondary asbestos exposure among their family members.

Aboard Navy vessels, the tight quarters and poor ventilation allowed asbestos fibers to accumulate where service members worked, ate and slept. This extended the exposure to sailors who did not work directly with asbestos. U.S. Marines being transported on Navy ships were also affected.

Inhaling asbestos dust can cause life-threatening diseases later in life such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

Asbestos Products Used In the Navy.

Adhesives.
Aggregate mixtures.
Bedding compounds.
Block insulation.
Boiler insulation.
Cables.
Deck covering materials.
Gaskets.
Grinders.
Packing materials.
Paneling.
Paint.
Pipe insulation.
Pumps.
Spray-on insulation.
Thermal materials.
Valves.

The Navy was aware of the risks of using asbestos as early as 1939, and Navy medical officers issued several reports and memos into the 1940s warning against asbestos exposure. However, because asbestos-related diseases take decades to develop, these concerns were largely ignored.

The Navy finally stopped filling new ships with asbestos in the 1970s, but service members continued to risk exposure into the 1990s when repairing or decommissioning existing vessels.

Navy service members were also exposed to asbestos products in aircraft carriers, land vehicles and buildings on naval bases.

Asbestos Exposure in Navy Shipyards.

The type of work that took place in shipyards put Navy veterans at high risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. Naval vessels undergo construction, overhauling and decommissioning in shipyards, which involves the installation, repair and removal of asbestos-containing materials.

Shipyard workers had to cut, shape, saw and sand asbestos-containing materials during installation and repair work, which created a lot of asbestos dust. Dust was also an issue during decommissioning because it required workers to demolish asbestos-containing materials.

Civilians and veterans who worked in shipyards also reported many cases of mesothelioma.

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