Through several years of active-duty service and a previous deployment to Qatar, the Air National Guard officer had never experienced anything similar. The only culprit she or her doctors could suggest was the acrid smoke that filled her lungs most days as she drove past Bagram’s burn pit, where tons of trash was burned daily, releasing a toxic bouquet of chemicals. But she can’t prove that’s what caused it. And three years later, although an electrical nerve stimulator threaded into her spinal column helps control pain, doctors still can’t fully explain the origin of Selby’s many symptoms either. That uncertainty could someday be erased if bipartisan legislation introduced in the House on Wednesday becomes law. It would fund research and treatment of veterans’ illnesses believed to be caused by burn pits and other airborne toxic hazards. The bill would provide $30 million a year between 2014 and 2019 to establish three study and treatment centers similar to current Centers of Excellence that focus on brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. stripes/legislation-would-fund-research-into-effects-of-burn-pits-on-troops-1.227957#.Uczje6h9Kj4.facebook
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