Even if you have not experienced any symptoms or illnesses you believe are related to burn pit exposure, your participation could help VA provide better care to all Veterans By joining the registry, you can provide information that can help us better understand the long-term effects of burn pit exposures. We encourage all Veterans who are eligible to participate in VA’s Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR). Read about eligiblity for free VA health care as a post-9/11 combat Veteran. Read about burn pit and other toxic exposures that are now presumptions related to the PACT Act. Constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Asthma that was diagnosed after service.Respiratory (breathing-related) cancer of any type.Typical and atypical carcinoid of the lung.Salivary gland-type tumors of the trachea.The following are presumptive conditions: Presumptive Conditions for Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures Other longer-term health issues may be caused by a combination of hazardous exposures, injuries, or illnesses you may have experienced during your military service including blast or noise injuries. Many health conditions related to these hazards are temporary and should disappear after the exposure ends. Ongoing research will help us better understand potential long-term health effects and provide you with better care and services. Researchers, including experts at VA, are actively studying airborne hazards like burn pits and other military environmental exposures. Presence of other airborne or environmental hazards in the area.Wind direction and other weather-related factors.Proximity, amount of time, and frequency of exposure.Factors that may indicate you have a greater or lesser risk of short or long-term health effects include: The Department of Defense has now closed out most burn pits and is planning to close the remainder.ĭepending on a variety of factors, you may experience health effects related to this exposure. In Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas of the Southwest Asia theater of military operations, open-air combustion of trash and other waste in burn pits was a common practice. VA understands that many Veterans are especially concerned about exposure to the smoke and fumes generated by open burn pits.
VA Software Documentation Library (VDL).Clinical Trainees (Academic Affiliations).War Related Illness & Injury Study Center.Military Exposure Related Health Concerns.
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