VA launches program for soldiers exposed to toxic chemicals

VA launches program for soldiers exposed to chemicals in Iraq
By Bill Straub
Evansville Courier & Press
Posted June 23, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs is creating a program designed to aid military personnel who came in contact with a toxic chemical known as sodium dichromate during their service in Iraq.

The move could provide assistance to dozens of members of the Indiana National Guard.

In a letter to Rep. Baron Hill, D-Seymour, dated June 11, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said his agency “is committed to caring for our nation’s veterans and continues its outreach efforts on this exposure.’’

Shinseki said the VA is implementing a comprehensive surveillance program that follows the recommendations of various authorities that regulate exposure to hexavalent chromium, the toxic chemical found in sodium dichromate.
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