u/Outrun207

Looking for expert opinions for my mom's claim for conditions stemming from her toxic exposure. She served as a 92D Chemical Laboratory Specialist at Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area) in the late 70's after the experiments, 78-79. She says she handled nerve agents (VX, Sarin) in the lab, and had to stick herself with atropine more than once after alarms went off. She also said they did PT/field exercises through areas that are now EPA Superfund sites on APG and the Edgewood area for Agent Orange, mustard gas, and many of the other nasty chemicals that were just dumped on the base until the early 70s.

She was previously denied service connection for hypothyroidism, pancreatic insufficiency, and Barrett's esophagus. She has current diagnoses and is treated for all three of them.

We're filing a supplemental for those three conditions with two theories of nexus: (1) direct toxic exposure to organophosphate nerve agents causing thyroid damage and pancreatic damage (supported by three peer-reviewed studies on PubMed showing organophosphate → hypothyroidism and organophosphate → pancreatitis), and (2) dioxin/herbicide agent exposure via the EPA-documented contamination at Edgewood tying hypothyroidism to PACT since the VA added hypothyroidism as a presumptive for Agent Orange/dioxin exposure in 2021. Barrett's esophagus is being claimed secondary to her service-connected Brunner's gland hypertrophy (same GI toxic damage cascade, different anatomical location — duodenum vs. esophagus). She's only seen at the VA and they won't write a nexus letter so we're relying on the EPA Superfund contaminant list and peer reviewed scholar articles describing the exposures and effects of the chemicals. Any red flags, suggestions, or experience with toxic exposure claims at APG Edgewood **(not for the human experiements)**specifically?

I've tried requesting her full service record in the past, but its just her DD214 and personnel file showing her AIT completion. I haven't been able to find documented specific exposures outside of the human trials until 75, but I'm betting the Army wasn't awesome at protecting soldiers at APG in the late 70's either.

Sup nerds. Are there any groups or meet ups to play Kill Team (or little hammer) locally? I've searched online, joined the Maine 40k Facebook group, and emailed some game shops but I haven't found a place to come play Kill Team in person.

Anyone know of regular get togethers to play, within 25min of Portland?

I have built the Hierotek Circle and an extra Immortals box. I have plenty of torsos, guns, and heads left over but I need some extra legs. I've searched ebay and whatever came up with some googles but I can't find just the legs. Do folks have a lead on where I can specifically buy/make some legs for my extra skelly bois?