Dealing with toxic exposure at Fort McClellan? Here’s the strategy we recommend—and yes, vets are winning these claims. Step one is to file your claim with a detailed personal statement. Be specific. Share when you were at Fort McClellan, what you were doing (like your MOS or training), and how you think you were exposed. Next, let the VA complete what’s called a TERA—that’s a Toxic Exposure Risk Activity report. The VA Regional Office creates this based on your info, and sometimes these reports

Garrison Antiterrorism Officer Dan Gilson pulls the lanyard on the Fort Wainwright howitzer, announcing Retreat on Jan. 25, 2024, marking his last work day of a 42-year career with the Army as a Soldier and Department of the Army Civilian. Gilson entered Delayed Entry Nov. 9, 1981 and reported for active duty July 13, 1982. He completed Basic Training and Military Police (MP) Advanced Individual Training (AIT) as a member of C Company, 12th Military Police Battalion, One Station Unit Training (O