due to the participation in an atmospheric nuclear weapons test, Verification of Veteran’s Participation in send a letter to DTRA that Atmospheric Nuclear specifies the Weapons Tests disease being claimed (Note: If skin cancer is claimed, specify the site of each lesion, type of cancer, and date of diagnosis.) organization or unit of assignment at the time of exposure, and Veteran’s dates of assignment to the nuclear test site, and provides a full description of the duties and activities while Veteran’s participating in a radiation-risk activity. The letter to DTRA should also include a copy of all available pathology reports that identify the type of cancer and the organ involved, if the disease claimed is a listed radiogenic disease the medical or scientific evidence showing a causal relationship between the claimed disease and exposure to radiation, if the disease claimed is not among those listed in , and the current address and phone number. Veteran’s b. Requesting When requesting verification from DTRA of exposure to ionizing radiation as Verification of a result of participation in the American occupation of Hiroshima or Participation in Nagasaki, Japan, prior to July 1, 1946, send a letter to DTRA that provides the American the following information Occupation of Hiroshima or the organization or unit (ship, task group, company, or squadron) and rank Nagasaki Prior at the time of exposure to July 1, 1946 the duty place and organizational unit from which the Veteran may have been detailed, and the activities and length of time at ground zero (hypocenter). The letter to DTRA should include a description from the claimant and from the service records of activities performed during the entire period of exposure including whether or not the Veteran went ashore the length of time spent ashore, and the activities performed while ashore. For FPOWs, also provide DTRA with the following information the dates of confinement the places of confinement the date and place of liberation the date and method of departure from Japan, and the method of travel within Japan, since the method of travel, such as a specific train over a specific route, can provide critical information in
Verification of Participation in Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests due to the Veteran’s participation in an atmospheric nuclear weapons test, send a letter to DTRA that specifies the disease being claimed (Note: If skin cancer is claimed, specify the site of each lesion, type of cancer, and date of diagnosis.) Veteran’s organization or unit of assignment at the time of exposure, and dates of assignment to the nuclear test site, and provides a full description of the Veteran’s duties and activities while participating in a radiation-risk activity. The letter to DTRA should also include a copy of all available pathology reports that identify the type of cancer and the organ involved, if the disease claimed is a listed radiogenic disease the medical or scientific evidence showing a causal relationship between the claimed disease and exposure to radiation, if the disease claimed is not among those listed in , and the Veteran’s current address and phone number. b. Requesting Verification of Participation in the American Occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki Prior to July 1, 1946 When requesting verification from DTRA of exposure to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the American occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, prior to July 1, 1946, send a letter to DTRA that provides the following information the organization or unit (ship, task group, company, or squadron) and rank at the time of exposure the duty place and organizational unit from which the Veteran may have been detailed, and the activities and length of time at ground zero (hypocenter). The letter to DTRA should include a description from the claimant and from the service records of activities performed during the entire period of exposure including whether or not the Veteran went ashore the length of time spent ashore, and the activities performed while ashore. For FPOWs, also provide DTRA with the following information the dates of confinement the places of confinement the date and place of liberation the date and method of departure from Japan, and the method of travel within Japan, since the method of travel, such as a specific train over a specific route, can provide critical information in