user: I have a health question about possible exposure to toxic environment while on duty.[NEWLINE]agent: Did this exposure occur while you were in the field while serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas?[NEWLINE]user: No it happened in the States.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: I'd like to file for benefits related to this can you tell me what I need to do?[NEWLINE]agent: You will have to show that your health problems are causally linked to your contact with certain environmental hazards while serving in the military.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: What if I was exposed to particulate matter and it has caused asthma?[NEWLINE]agent: You would qualify if you were in contact with particulate matter or large burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, for example.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: It might have also been toxic soil, can I qualify for that as well?[NEWLINE]agent: Yes if you have illnesses or other conditions that were caused by these environmentally toxic chemicals in the air, water, or soil.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: Would it pay my doctor's bills?