Veteran Groups & Toxic Exposure

Toxic-exposure claims are driven by your unit, locations, and dates of service — not your job title alone. When you fall within a presumptive category, exposure plus a qualifying diagnosis can establish service connection without a medical nexus. Other populations — women veterans, Guard and Reserve members, atomic veterans — face their own distinct legal tests. Find yours below, with the governing regulations, the qualifying windows, the evidence that wins, and where the VA most often gets it wrong.