I am the spouse of a veteran who served in the Navy 1966 through 1970. He was on a tanker that carried jp5 and avgas. I did not know about this until after he started losing his memory. He said he "mucked" the tanks and was overcome with fumes a lot of the time. We went to UVA and he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I did not know at the time about the exposure. He has a veteran representatives but he has not helped much. I do not have any doctors opinion on how this exposure could have caused damage to his central nervous system. The Virgina Department of Health has information on petroleum products and how it can affect the system. Should I give up? He has been losing his memory for 17 years slowly he does not follow the steps of Alzheimer's. Looking for some opinions. Am I wasting my time?
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I am the spouse of a veteran who served in the Navy 1966 through 1970. He was on a tanker that carried jp5 and avgas. I did not know about this until after he started losing his memory. He said he "mucked" the tanks and was overcome with fumes a lot of the time. We went to UVA and he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I did not know at the time about the exposure. He has a veteran representatives but he has not helped much. I do not have any doctors opinion on how this exposure could have caused damage to his central nervous system. The Virgina Department of Health has information on petroleum products and how it can affect the system. Should I give up? He has been losing his memory for 17 years slowly he does not follow the steps of Alzheimer's. Looking for some opinions. Am I wasting my time?
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