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Learn how to register for the VA burn pit registry if you served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations or Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001. Find out how the PACT Act can help you access VA benefits for illnesses linked to burn pits and other airborne hazards.
This document explains the situation, challenge and solution for veterans exposed to burn pits in various conflicts since 1990. It does not mention burn pits in Vietnam era, but it may be relevant for veterans who served in other regions.
veterans exposed to burn pits. The Solution Congress should enact legislation to concede burn pit exposure for veterans currently eligible to join the VA Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. It should concede their exposure to the same chemicals and toxins noted in VA’s M21-1 Manual, including but not limited to: (1)
Congress should enact legislation to concede burn pit exposure for veterans currently eligible to join the VA Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. It should concede their exposure to the same chemicals and toxins noted in VA’s M21-1 Manual, including but not limited to: (1) Particulate matter; (2) Polycyclic Aromatic
Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries with burn pits can get presumptive disability status for rhinitis, sinusitis and asthma. The VA will inform and assist eligible veterans and survivors to apply for health care and compensation benefits.
If they meet the requirements, veterans are eligible for special disability compensation and participation in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. Additionally, Gulf War veterans who suffered a physical injury during their time in the military may also be eligible for health care and compensation benefits.
The Veterans Exposed to Toxic (VET) PFAS Act would expand health care and disability compensation for veterans exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military installations. PFAS are linked to several cancers, high cholesterol and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
In 2008, DAV brought the critical issue of burn pits to the American public’s attention. DAV initiated the pilot for a Burn Pit Registry, which the VA adopted in 2014. For Vietnam veterans, this landmark legislation will finally make hypertension a presumptive condition for those exposed to Agent Orange, making it simpler for the Department ...
The new law expands the VA’s Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry to include pits operated in Egypt and Syria. Veterans are eligible to participate in the registry if they deployed to various countries in the Middle East after Aug. 2, 1990, or Afghanistan or Djibouti on or after Sept. 11, 2001.
DAV has been a driving force on the issue. It led the charge in advocating for veterans exposed to burn pits by bringing the subject to the public’s attention in 2008 and establishing a pilot program that was the forerunner to the Burn Pit Registry, which the VA adopted in 2014.