As a military installation located in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Barksdale Air Force Base was established in 1932 as Barksdale Field, named for World War I aviator and test pilot Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale. Unfortunately, the drinking water on its premises is contaminated with PFAS, a group of extremely toxic chemicals, exposure to which can cause numerous terrible diseases, including various cancer types.
Firefighters and trainees have been using aqueous film-forming foam – AFFF – to extinguish fires at Barksdale Air Force Base, which releases PFAS into the environment. Subsequently, the chemicals infiltrated the water. At the moment, the concentration of PFOS and PFOA, two of the most dangerous agents from this group, is 968,000 ppt, which exceeds the safe exposure limit by a whopping 242,000 times.
Numerous military personnel and their family members drank contaminated water while stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, as the toxic agents infiltrated the water system. If you developed a disease as a result of drinking tainted water at this military base, you may be eligible for compensation.
Although other toxic chemicals might be present in the drinking water at Barksdale Air Force Base, their concentration has not been detected to exceed the safe limit. However, the existence of PFAS is a major concern for the military personnel and their family members living at this installation, as exposure is cumulative and can result in a serious, even life-threatening disease several years or decades later.
PFAS are a group of toxic chemicals, namely perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, exposure to which can lead to the development of multiple serious diseases over the years. As previously mentioned, it is important to know that exposure to PFAS does not cause immediate health effects.
Therefore, if you were stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base for at least one cumulative year, either as a member of the military or as a family member of one, you were inevitably exposed to PFAS by drinking contaminated water. These are the diseases that exposure to PFAS can lead to, as well as the ones that make you eligible for compensation:
If you notice a new onset of symptoms as a veteran who spent time at Barksdale Air Force Base or as a family member of one, please seek medical attention immediately. You may have unknowingly developed a disease as a consequence of exposure to PFAS, as these diseases are usually asymptomatic in their early phases. A medical specialist will thoroughly examine you and subsequently assign you a correct and accurate diagnosis.
In the unfortunate case that you were diagnosed with a disease following exposure to PFAS at Barksdale Air Force Base, please contact us for a free-of-charge case review, as you may be entitled to financial compensation. The documents you will have to submit are your military and medical records (proof of residence for family members). It is important to know that the process is over the phone and requires minimal involvement on your part. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be connected with a skilled attorney who will file the claim on your behalf.
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