Garbage Burn Pits From Iraq Are Causing Lung Disease in Vets
HELLFIRE
Veterans return home with lung disease at higher rates than civilians. But they’re having a tougher time getting recognized and compensated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
At first, doctors thought the constant wheezing meant Veronica Landry had asthma.
Then, she developed bronchitis and started having more and more trouble breathing, before ending up in the hospital with what doctors thought was pneumonia.
