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2. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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   Areas covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. The United States Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is a federal statute implemented in 1990, set to expire in July 2024, providing for the monetary compensation of people, including atomic veterans, who contracted cancer and a number of other specified diseases as a direct result of their exposure to atmospheric nuclear ...

3. A radiation-exposed veteran denied federal benefits says ...

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   Thousands of veterans who say they were sickened by radiation exposure during their military service have been denied federal benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs said, as cancer and old ...

4. The Navy knows thousands may have been exposed to ... - AOL

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   In 2008 it conducted a study that found radiation, then publicly documented for the first time in 2023 the detection of radiation involving levels of radium-226 and strontium-90.

5. Amendment would aid to those affected by nuclear radiation in ...

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   Senator Sherrod Brown sponsored the bipartisan amendment to provide aid to those affected by nuclear radiation in Pike and Scioto counties

6. Buchanan v. Nicholson - Wikipedia

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   The evidentiary record revealed initial documented psychiatric treatment in 1978. VA examination ... Veterans’ Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards ...

7. Veterans wait 30 years on average for the U.S. to ... - AOL

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   Most recently, in August 2022, lawmakers passed the PACT Act, which expanded benefits to millions of veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and other toxic substances.Before then ...

8. Atomic veteran - Wikipedia

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   An atomic veteran is a veteran who was exposed to ionizing radiation while present in the site of a nuclear explosion during active duty.The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defines an atomic veteran "who, as part of his or her military service: Participated in an above-ground nuclear test, 1945–1962; or was part of the U.S. military occupation forces in/around Hiroshima/Nagasaki before ...

9. Senate again passes radiation compensation for New Mexico ...

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   Mar. 7—The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bill by a resounding vote of 69-30 to extend radiation exposure compensation to New Mexico residents with health problems that stem from fallout of ...