Gulf War

Burn Pits and other Toxin Exposure

If you served in any of these locations during these time periods, it has been determined that you had exposure to burn pits or other toxins. 

On or after September 11, 2001, in any of these locations:

• Afghanistan
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Jordan
• Lebanon
• Syria
• Uzbekistan
• Yemen
• The airspace above any of these locations

On or after August 2, 1990, in any of these locations:

• Bahrain
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Oman
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Somalia
• The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• The airspace above any of these locations

The conditions below are presumptively linked to service in the above locations during the given timeframe:

Vietnam Era

Agent Orange Exposure

If you served in any of these locations during these time periods, it has been determined that you had exposure to Agent Orange. 

• Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975
• On a vessel operating in the inland waters or within 12 nautical miles from the demarcation line of the waters of Vietnam and Cambodia between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975
• Korea, in a unit that served along the DMZ between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971
• Any U.S. or Royal Thai military base in Thailand from January 9, 1962, through June 30, 1976
• Laos from December 1, 1965, through September 30, 1969
• Cambodia at Mimot or Krek, Kampong Cham Province from April 16, 1969, through April 30, 1969
• Guam or American Samoa or in the territorial waters off of Guam or American Samoa from  January 9, 1962, through July 30, 1980
• Johnston Atoll or on a ship that called at Johnston Atoll from January 1, 1972, through September 30, 1977

The conditions below are presumptively linked to service in the above locations during the given timeframe:

• AL Amyloidosis
• Bladder Cancer
• Chronic B-cell Leukemias
• Chloracne (onset within one year of exposure)
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• Hypertension
• Hodgkin’s Disease
• Hypothyroidism
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• MGUS (Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance)
• Multiple Myeloma
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Parkinsonism
• Peripheral Neuropathy, (onset within one year of exposure)
• Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
• Prostate Cancer
• Respiratory Cancers (cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus)
• Soft Tissue Sarcomas (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma)

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination

If you served at either of these locations between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987, for at least a total of 30 days, you may be eligible for disability and health care benefits:

• Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, or
• Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, NC

These conditions are presumptively linked to the Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune:

• Adult leukemia
• Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes
• Bladder cancer
• Kidney cancer
• Liver cancer
• Multiple myeloma
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Parkinson’s disease

Radiation Exposure

If you took part in any of the efforts listed below, it will automatically be assumed (or “presumed”) that you had exposure to radiation.

You have had contact with ionizing radiation in one of these ways while serving in the military:

• You were part of atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, or
• You served in the postwar occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, or
• You were a prisoner of war (POW) in Japan, or
• You did tasks like those of a Department of Energy employee that make them a member of the Special Exposure Cohort

You may also qualify if you served in at least one of these locations and capacities:

• You were a part of underground nuclear weapons testing at Amchitka Island, AK, or
• You were assigned to a gaseous diffusion plant at Paducah, KY, or
• You were assigned to a gaseous diffusion plant at Portsmouth, OH, or
• You were assigned to a gaseous diffusion plant at Area K-25 at Oak Ridge, TN
• Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll, from January 1, 1977, through December 31, 1980
• Cleanup of the Air Force B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons off the coast of Palomares, Spain, from January 17, 1966, through March 31, 1967
• Response to the fire onboard an Air Force B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons near Thule Air Force Base in Greenland from January 21, 1968, to September 25, 1968

Director

Veteran Service Officer

Sara Cunningham, Accredited
veterans@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8833

Asst. Veteran Service Officer

Brian Crittenden, Accredited
veterans@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8833

Office

870 S. Main Street, Room 122
PO Box 70
Cheboygan, MI 49721
(231) 627-8833
Fax: (231) 627-8469

Hours

Monday through Friday
8:00am to 4:00pm
Appointments are preferred but Walk-ins are welcome.
Check for holiday availability.

We are fully accredited county veteran service officers here to provide claims and benefit assistance to veterans and their families.  We are a FREE service provided by the county.