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Navy Radiomen who have Polycythemia Vera and was exposed to JP5

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sparky19721974

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I served on the USS Newport LST1179. This ship was the first in its class. I was a RM3. I served between 1972 & 1974. The ship used JP5 and I was exposed to JP5 as a cleaning solvent. I was now have PV Polycythemia Vera. I have noticed there are more and more Navy Veterans having PV.  It appears there is a higher rate of PV in Navy Veterans than the regular population. We need to get together and prove to the Va that it is service connected. The VA has allowed me to see private doctors for my condition. I have asked my hemotolgist to look into JP5 and veterans with PV. I will ask him if he will sign a Nexus letter for me. I filed a claim with the VA and was turned down. I need to appeal within one year to keep my claim open. Can anyone suggest a Law Firm with experience with PV?

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Benzene is always part of the JP fuels and vets have been successful in proving their inservice exposure to benzene has caused them disability:

 

http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/view.jsp?FV=http://www.va.gov/vetapp14/Files1/1401457.txt

polycythemia vera due to inservice exposure to benezene.

There is some good info here:

http://davebarker.portalone.us/html/jp_fuel_and_benzene.html

 

The private doc might be willing to prepare a solid IMO but it must follow the IMO criteria here at hadit.

But in the above BVA case, the VBA opinion is what seemed to award the claim.as this claim went to a VA  specialist with far greater exposure knowledge than the C & P docs had.

If you have no other possible etiology for the benzene exposure, and with some strong citations in the IMO, you can succeed here.

I found lawyers who handle these types of claims and many other sites that show a medical link between these conditions by googling polycythemia vera and benzene but don't have time to access all that.

The more research you can do ( use the BVA web site too...www.bva.gov) will show you the info you need.

Please go to the "Read first if Getting an IMO "topic here, so that your private doctor covers every base in the IMO.

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