user: I need help with Ionizing radiation exposure[NEWLINE]agent: Find out if you can get disability compensation or benefits for illnesses including some cancers believed to be caused by contact with radiation during military service[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: How do I get these benefits?[NEWLINE]agent: [41] we ll ask the military branch that you served with or the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to give us a range of how much radiation they think you may have come into contact with.s   [42] We ll use the highest level of the range they report to decide on your benefits[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: Can I get disability benefits from VA?[NEWLINE]agent: You may be able to get disability benefits if you didn t receive a dishonorable discharge and you meet the requirements[NEWLINE]user: what are the requirements?[NEWLINE]agent: Do you have an illness that s on our list of illnesses believed to be caused by radiation or that doctors say may be caused by radiation?[NEWLINE]user: yes[NEWLINE]agent: Your illness started within a certain period of time as shown along with the list of illnesses?[NEWLINE]user: no