As a veteran, it is frustrating to deal with the government to prove exposure to toxins.
The PACT Act was meant to streamline all of this but the burden still falls on the veteran. How many have been exposed knowingly but due to the military not acknowledging it, can not get the required compensation for the problems?
Well, happy Veterans Day.
Not a surprise. I took my dad to a VA hospital for an appointment. We checked him in and sat in the waiting area. Because I’m a nerd, I had a Geiger counter in my backpack. I took it out and turned it on. As soon as it finished booting up, the alarm went off.
Normal background radiation where I live is usually around 0.08 micro-Sieverts/hour. My alarm threshold is 0.30 ( not dangerous, but interesting). My reading in that lobby? It was a whopping 9.23!
were you near radiology by chance?
Unfortunately, no. And I’ve run this counter during an x-ray. It didn’t get anywhere near as high, and it was aimed at me.
Take that Geiger counter close to most old concrete sometime. Now think of what these old buildings are made of.
Not even close.