Presumptive Disability for

Mustard Gas and Lewisite Exposure

Presumptive list of conditions and location sites

Mustard Gas and Lewisite Exposure Presumptive disability

If you can prove full body exposure to Mustard gas - either sulfur or nitrogen, or Lewisite while on active duty, you may be eligible for presumptive disability.  There are certain locations in both the Army and Navy where exposure qualifies for a service connection.

There are 14 conditions that qualify for presumptive disability under Mustard Gas Exposure, and 5 Conditions that qualify.  If you can prove exposure during your time of service in any of the locations with any of the conditions, it becomes much easier to qualify for Disability.

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If you served in the Army in these places:

Bari, Italy

Bushnell, FL

Camp Lejeune, NC

Camp Sibert, AL

Dugway Proving Ground, UT

Edgewood Arsenal, MD

Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC

Ondal, India

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO

San Jose Island, Panama Canal Zone

If you Served in the Navy in these places:

Bari, Italy

Camp Lejeune, NC

Charleston, SC

Great Lakes Naval Training Center, IL

Hart's Island, NY

Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD

Naval Research Laboratory, VA

Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

USS Eagle Boat 58

Finschhafen, New Guinea

Finschhafen, New Guinea

Mustard Gas Exposure Presumptive List

Chronic conjunctivitis, DC 6018

Keratitis, rated analogously under DC 6001

Scars (must be from Mustard Gas exposure)

Nasopharyngeal cancer, DC 6819

Laryngeal cancer, DC 6819

Lung cancer (except mesothelioma), DC 6819

Squamous cell carcinoma, DC 7818

Chronic laryngitis, DC 6516

Chronic bronchitis, DC 6600

Chronic emphysema, DC 6603

Asthma, DC 6602

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DC 6604

Corneal opacities, rated analogously under DC 6001, 6009, or 6027

Acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, DC 7703 (for nitrogen mustard exposure only)

Lewisite Exposure Presumptive List

Chronic laryngitis, DC 6516

Chronic emphysema, DC 6603

Chronic bronchitis, DC 6600

Asthma, DC 6602

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DC 6604