Find out if you can get disability compensation or benefits for illnesses including some cancers believed to be caused by contact with radiation during military service
what should i do when i filed my claim
we ll ask the military branch that you served with or the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to give us a range of how much radiation they think you may have come into contact with . We ll use the highest level of the range they report to decide on your benefits
About ionizing radiation exposure, I'd like to file for benefits, can you tell me what I need to do?
You will have to show that your health problems are causally linked to your contact with certain environmental hazards while serving in the military.
I'd like to ask if I can get disability benefits from VA if I'm able to show that I have health problems linked to contact with certain environmental hazards while serving in military?
And you must have had contact with ionizing radiation in one of these ways while serving in the military .  Were part of atmospheric nuclear weapons testing
About other VA benefits AND services, what kind of services do you offer if extra help is needed?
There is Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance. You can find out if you're eligible for extra monthly pension payments if you need more aid than you're currently receiving .
I got it. Another question about
You have an illness that s on our list of illnesses believed to be caused by radiation or that doctors say may be caused by radiation
yes
Your illness started within a certain period of time as shown along with the list of illnesses
yes