An interesting article about current challenges on CB from last...

An interesting article about current challenges on CB from last month for those yet to read it: https://burnpits360.org/blogs/news/concerns-for-action-medical-and-disability-management-of-constrictive-bronchiolitis-post-pact-act

Interesting to see the comment about Denis McDonough’s request in the last sentence below:

”Deployers demonstrating toxic lung injury on biopsy usually have remarkably normal or near normal pulmonary function testing, exercise testing and lung imaging. Over 300 service members have undergone lung biopsy and have been diagnosed with constrictive bronchiolitis or other manifestations of toxic lung injury. However, thousands of service members are experiencing post-deployment shortness of breath but have not been biopsied(9)
Secretary McDonough has recognized this issue and has requested a process to evaluate and provide reliable disability ratings for this group without having them undergo invasive and costly lung biopsies...”