{"id":22244,"date":"2024-07-16T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4dmedical.com\/us\/?p=22244"},"modified":"2024-07-16T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T21:59:04","slug":"burn-pit-victims-with-rare-lung-disease-struggle-to-get-va-care-and-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4dmedical.com\/us\/blog\/2024\/07\/16\/burn-pit-victims-with-rare-lung-disease-struggle-to-get-va-care-and-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Burn Pit Victims with Rare Lung Disease Struggle to Get VA Care and Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq War veteran Cynthia Daniels was working as a police officer in Delaware after leaving the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/army\">Army<\/a>&nbsp;when she began experiencing shortness of breath. Once an avid runner, she could barely walk from her patrol car to the other vehicle during a traffic stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A civilian cardiologist who had read about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/deployment\">deployment<\/a>-related health conditions told her she might have respiratory problems related to the massive burn pits used to destroy garbage during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2024\/07\/12\/burn-pit-victims-rare-lung-disease-struggle-get-va-care-and-benefits.html\"><strong>READ MORE<\/strong> <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military.com recently highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by veterans suffering from rare lung diseases due to burn pit exposure. 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