NATIONAL GUARD VETERANS AND ASBESTOS

The National Guard of the United States received this name in 1903, when the local militia was assisting the Army. There are two distinct components of the National Guard, the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard. Each serves as an internal defense mechanism, one from the ground and one from above. This includes fire fighting, organized crime fighting and other large scale interventions that the local police can’t handle.

Unfortunately, asbestos exposure was common in the National Guard as well, like all other military or navy branches. Similar to the other branches, people enlisted in the National Guard were exposed to asbestos fibers in buildings and temporary housing. The Indiana and California National Guard were the local bureaus with the most people affected by asbestos.

Important for National Guard Veterans

Veterans that were former National Guard active members are advised to do the following if they think asbestos exposure occurred at one point in their career:

  • Contact a doctor (can be the general doctor you always see) and ask for a complete examination
  • Have a renovation job done on your house in which you remove and replace all asbestos materials
  • Contact an asbestos & mesothelioma attorney for professional legal advice
  • Start treatment as soon as possible in a specialized treatment center

We advise anyone that has been affected by asbestos to act as quickly as possible, and only under professional advice. Also, it is very important to realize that their life depends on what decisions they will make in the near future.

National Guard Veterans and asbestos

Asbestos veterans usually benefit from a lot of advantages, smaller traveling charges, smaller or no taxes and so on. But no one keeps in mind that the National Guard Veteran status is achieved after decades of hard service for the country, made even harder because of the asbestos issue.

Asbestos abatement works could be supported by federal or government funds, but National Guard Veterans will have to ask for such services if they want to benefit from them. Also, they should keep in mind that the government offers, in some cases, financial support for medical and psychological treatment. These are only some of the benefits that a National Guard Veteran can profit from.

Please feel free to contact an asbestos professional for any kind of problem you have regarding asbestos or mesothelioma. We will promptly answer and we provide this service at no cost at all.