Veterans Disability Appeals for Respiratory Illness & Asthma

There are a lot of jobs in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard that expose service members to toxic chemicals that could cause immediate or long-term respiratory illness, asthma, or damage later in life. Getting veterans disability benefits for respiratory illness or asthma should be straightforward, but sometimes service members end up being denied their rightful benefits and having to fight a veterans disability appeal.

We Fight for Service Members

At the Law Office of Michael James Kelley in Boston, Providence, and Nashua, our veterans disability benefits attorneys fight for the rights of veterans who have been denied disability benefits. Our firm is known for winning challenging legal cases involving difficult-to-prove medical conditions. Call 617-523-1450, or toll free at 888-405-0600 or contact us by email to speak with a veterans disability lawyer.

Is Your Respiratory Problem Service-Related?

• Service members fighting in a desert in Iraq or Afghanistan often breathed in fine sand and dust from dust storms, which because it’s so small, lodged itself deep in the lungs.
• Service members who fought in Southwest Asia were exposed to airborne toxins from open burn pits, oil well fires, blown up ammunitions, and even pesticides and industrial chemicals in use in the area.
• Firefighters and soldiers stationed in Iraq near the sulfur mine plant were exposed to toxic smoke from a sulfur fire in 2003.
• Air Force and Naval service members can suffer lung damage from exposure to ship diesel fumes in engine rooms and steam rooms, and from exposure to jet fuel (JP-8), and toxic materials on the flight-deck of aircraft carriers.
• Service members can suffer asbestosis after being exposed to asbestos in shipyards or from airborne exposure when old buildings were damaged in a war zone.
• Service members can suffer lung damage from exposure to toxic vapors from solvents, degreasers, paint strippers, and cleaning products… for example, cleaning out fuel tanks or diesel tanks.

You are entitled to receive VA disability benefits if your lung damage or respiratory illness was the result of your military service. It’s our job, as your VA disability claims lawyers, to prove that:

• You suffered an injury, illness, accident or toxic exposure as a result of your military service
• You have a current disability, and
• Your earlier injury, illness, accident or exposure is related to your current disability

You do not need to have been diagnosed with a respiratory problem while you were on active duty. It could be something that develops over time, even many years later. We will review your medical record, your service record, and whether other military personnel are experiencing similar problems.

Meet with a Veterans Disability Appeals Attorney for Free

Our law firm has been helping veterans obtain veterans disability benefits and SSD benefits since 1994. We represent veterans throughout New England from our offices in Boston, and offices in Providence, Rhode Island, and Nashua, New Hampshire. To discuss your case with a highly experienced attorney, call our Boston office at 617-523-1450, call our toll free number at 888-405-0600 or contact us by email.

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For a free consultation with a Boston veterans benefits attorney, call us at 617-523-1450 or contact us by e-mail.