Find My Toxic Exposure Profile
Select your branch, job, and era to combine job-specific hazards with era-wide PACT Act exposure patterns.
Your personalized exposure summary
Based on your service as a Army 19D (Cavalry Scout) during the Post-9/11 Era, you may have encountered both job-specific hazards and era-wide toxic exposures recognized in PACT Act filing strategies.
Job-specific exposures
Burn Pits
PACT Act
Daily proximity to open-air burn pits on FOBs and combat outposts.
K2 Base Contamination
PACT Act
Potential exposure for units that transited or operated through K2.
Sand / Dust Particulates
PACT Act
Persistent inhalation of fine particulate matter during patrols and base operations.
Combat Stress
Sustained combat and operational stress exposure.
IED Blast Exposure
Lead, mercury, explosive residue, and blast overpressure from IED strikes.
Noise
Weapons fire, tracked vehicles, demolitions, and repeated blast noise exposure.
Physical Strain
Rucking, jumping, digging, heavy loads, and repeated musculoskeletal stress.
Post-9/11 Era exposures
Burn Pits
Covered
Open-air burn pit smoke and airborne toxic emissions in covered locations.
Depleted Uranium
Covered
Potential contact with contaminated vehicles, munitions, and dust.
K2 Base Contamination
Covered
Known contamination concerns at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base.
PFAS Exposure
Covered
PFAS/AFFF firefighting foam and groundwater contamination exposure.
Sand / Dust Particulates
Covered
Fine particulate inhalation from desert and FOB environments.
IED Blast Exposure
Blast residue and overpressure from improvised explosive devices.
Presumptive conditions to review
Common PACT Act respiratory presumptive.
Common PACT Act respiratory presumptive.
Common PACT Act respiratory presumptive.
Constrictive / obliterative bronchiolitis
Often associated with burn pit and particulate exposure claims.
Respiratory cancers
PACT Act added several presumptive cancers.
Existing likely service-connected conditions
| DC | Condition | Likelihood |
|---|---|---|
| 5237 | Lumbosacral or cervical strain | High |
| 6260 | Tinnitus, recurrent | High |
| 9411 | Posttraumatic stress disorder | High |
| 5257 | Knee, other impairment | Medium |
| 6847 | Sleep Apnea Syndromes | Medium |
| 8045 | Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) | Medium |
| 8100 | Migraine | Medium |
| 9434 | Major depressive disorder | Medium |