Veterans and active duty.Hepatitis C associated with Airgun Innoculations in bootcamp?

Question

Has any Veterans or current service members ever found out later that you have Hepatitis C. I joined the NAVY in 1980 and before bootcamp was ovewr I was sicker than a mutt. They used Airjet guns for innoculations, and everyone one of us had bloody arms after all the A and B shots, they never changed tips , never swabbed anyone down before or after shots, and in 1980 it would be 8 more tears before they even had a test to detect HEP C.. I found out in 1989 that I had HEP C and I never usewd intravenous drugs or recieved blood transfusion and fell into none of the risk catergories, was just wondering if anyone else ever found out after leaving the service if they found out later they had hepatitis C.. and if so PLEASE go to hcvets.com and do the survey about when and where you went to basic training,, all branches of service, Thje armed forces need to own up to the fact that the sanitary rules for innoculations back in the 70s and 80s put us at great risk, but they turn thier heads.

okay .. allegedly, but my medical records in bootcamp do show that I had all the Initial symptoms of hep c exposure.I had to do have special labwork done in bootcamp and A school because I previously had excellent labs prior to bootcamp and had to be granted a special waiver waiver to the udt/seal program. I don't want any assitance from the VA as my medical insurance I have is very good and I went thru the 48 week 40,000.00$ dollar treatment and now I am cured, but after going to the hcvet.com site it shows that 5 other people from my bootcamp company had contracted the same virus. I enjoyed everyday of my military service and would even go back in if they took 46 year olds

sorry bout the typos. I forgot to run spell check.. and I didn't make it thru BUDS as the hep c symptoms turned me into a sick bay commando

thanks for the 2 answers.. all 4 members of my bootcamp comapany all had genotype1a and the man in front of me in all my shots was an admitted herion junkie.. it only take a few microbes of the virus to get into you to catch hep c,, if it is spreadble thru tattoo and piercings it could be spread via airjet .. just my opinion... I was just wanting the question posted in hopes that it may cause some veterans to get tested for hep c.. Luckily even though I had the hardest genotype to kick I was able to overcome it thru the peginterferon alpha2a and ribvarin.. I was just sort of P/O that the VA wouldn't even offer on ounce of help in this matter luckily Roche Pharmecuitcals and my insurance paid for it.. I was in NONE of the at risk behaviorail catergories. I just find it odd the 4 members of my company in bootcamp had the same geno.. I never hit a bong, shared a needle, got a tatto shared a razor and have only had one sexual relationship.. you botrh deseve best answer awards. Salute !!!!

by the way that was 4 others including myself made 5... there have been a few cases where the Military has granted disabilty benefits in cases that have been pursued. I have a stack of medical records from my service and could have won my case but I don't want diddly squat from the VA, but some people aren't as lucky as me to have good insurance

Answer 1

"". . . Thje armed forces need to own up to the fact that the sanitary rules for innoculations back in the 70s and 80s put us at great risk, but they turn thier heads. . . ""

Try using the word "Allegedly" in your question / statement unless you have enough conclusive proof to take the military to court, and up until then the military are innocent until case proven!!

Answer 2

If you were to maintain you got the disease thru this means, then genotyping the Hepatitis C virus should prove that all cases are similar in genotyping. I think this is highlyunlikely, as the high pressure used to push the vaccines into the sub-cutaneous tissues would also keep blood from entering the injection tip. I used this gun many times, and the amount of blood needed to innoculate someone with hepatitis C is alot more than a pinhead.amount. Young people often engage is high risk activities, such as sharing a bong, and that is more likely to spread hepatitis than a pneumatic immunization.