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 Navy HM (Hospital Corpsman) 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
Aid station and clinic proximity to burn pits and base smoke exposure.
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Exposure risk from trauma care, blood, and bodily fluids.
IED Blast Exposure
Exposure to blast residue and contaminated gear on casualties.
Mass Casualty Trauma
Psychological stress from repeated mass casualty response.
Needlestick Injuries
Needlestick and sharps injuries during patient care.
Pharmaceutical Exposure
Handling medications, sterilants, and medical chemicals.
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 |
| 6847 | Sleep Apnea Syndromes | Medium |
| 9411 | Posttraumatic stress disorder | Medium |
| 9434 | Major depressive disorder | Medium |