Table 5.
Number of NTPR responses to VA claims relevant
to the atmospheric nuclear detonations.
VA Radiation Exposure Claims
Number of NTPR Responses
Possibly Radiogenic
736
Non-Radiogenic
1,566
Total
2,302
Approved by VA
Table 6.
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Number of responses by U.S. military service to VA
claims that might be radiogenic.
Possibly Radiogenic
Leukemia
Navy
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps’
Total
37
30
8
6
81
Thyroid Cancer
4
4
1
1
10 *
Female Breast Cancer
0
0
0
0
0
Lung Cancer
88
75
30
25
218
Bone Cancer
9
5
1
2
17
Liver Cancer
3
7
7
4
21
115
61
38
19
233
3
15
Skin Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
5
Stomach Cancer
8
6
5
0
19
30
18
12
8
68
Pancreatic Cancer
6
4
2
2
14
Kidney Cancer
9
14
4
0
27
Urinary Bladder Cancer
14
8
11
5
38
Salivary Gland Cancer
2
2
0
2
6
10
li
4
2
27
340
251
124
79
794%
Colon Cancer
Multiple Myeloma
Total
*Of the 736 claimants, 46 had more than one illness that might be radiogenic.
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