Veterans and Mesothelioma
Dad recently received communication from Mr. Allen Dutton, retired Navy Lieutenant Commander. In it he says; "…I’m the Veteran Liaison for the Mesothelioma Cancer Center (Asbestos.com); an organization devoted to assisting veterans through their application processes for VA benefits, and helping them obtain the maximum benefits for which they are entitled. I’m also a Veterans Benefit Counselor for the Veterans Assistance Network, and a retired Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy." Allen goes on to say "Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships primarily because of its resistance to fire. Unfortunately, asbestos-related diseases are not always recognized by the Veterans Administration, which is why I’m reaching out to veterans — in hopes of helping them win the rights to their veterans benefits." "The Mesothelioma Cancer Center provides a complete list of occupations, ships, and shipyards that could have put our Veterans at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. In addition, they have thousands of articles regarding asbestos and Mesothelioma and they’ve even created a veterans-specific section on their website in order to help inform them about the dangers of asbestos exposure." This is a serious issue that affects all of us or at least someone we know. Mr. Dutton will be re-contacting me soon about the possibility of additional posts regarding the Mesothelioma Cancer Center (Asbestos.com) and the many services they offer. Dad would feel honored to be able to post any information that has the potential to help even one person get the help they so desperately need.
Veterans and Mesothelioma
Tags: mesothelioma, veterans, veterans benefits
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February 26th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
In the interest of disclosure, the marketing tactics of Asbestos.com / the “Mesothelioma Cancer Center” were recently criticized by a law professor:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2009/01/an-interesting.html
I’m not saying the site is bad or that Allen’s mission of mesothelioma awareness is not being done out of genuine concern for veterans. I am just adding it as food for thought.
February 27th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Theodore,
I am not sure if all of the implications are indeed evidence of wrong doing or just bad “truth in advertising”. But rest assured that until I can clarify my understanding of asbestos.com, I will not be promoting them here. If I can be convinced that everything is on the up and up and not just a lead generator for some law firm, I will continue.
I must admit that the personal nature of their email was very convincing. That might explain why I responded for more information and have not heard from them in nearly two weeks.
We’ll put a hold on this for now.
July 7th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Well, I have been trying to make a go of it and blogging my brains out, but I certainly have to give you credit. That was excellently done. I don’t always make such clear points and a lot of blogs I read are poorly written and leave wondering just what were they trying to say.
I find it so hard to come up with new ideas and rewritting someone else’s work can backfire. Particularly if you don’t know whether they are truly an expert in their field. The longer I work on the internet the more I wonder about most of the content. However, to be fair their are many aurthors in the print media out there that espouse their ideas as fact when they are clearly questionable. It is almost as easy to have a book published as an ebook.
Anyway, thanks for the great blog.
July 28th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Thanks for sharing, an interesting read for me. I look forward to reading more
July 29th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Thanks for the great post, I have added it to my RSS feed for your future posts! Great!