Vietnam Era Veterans Mortality Study
The Vietnam Era Veterans Mortality Study is a retrospective study of mortality among the entire Vietnam-era Veteran population, including those who served in theater and in non-theater locations. VA researchers are looking at military service in theater as the main exposure of concern.
The purpose of the study is to address gaps in knowledge of Vietnam-era Veterans’ mortality and to inform health care and benefits policies, clinical practices, and future research. Researchers hope that the findings from this study will help Vietnam-era Veterans choose health care options and enhance their quality of life.
Methods
Researchers will look at mortality data from 1979 through the most recent available data.
They will obtain information from several major data sources, including:
- The U.S. Veterans Eligibility Trends & Statistics database of all known Veterans
- The Department of Defense Manpower Data Center’s Vietnam File of service members who were deployed to the Vietnam War Theater
- Death certificate data from the VA/Department of Defense Mortality Data Repository
Researchers will estimate mortality rates and review causes of death among the participants.
Participants
Study participants will include:
- All Vietnam-era military service members
- A sample of Vietnam-era members of the general U.S. public
Investigators
Aaron Schneiderman, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N.
Tim Bullman, M.S.
Fatema Akhtar, M.S.
Paul Bernhard, B.A.
William Joel Culpepper, Ph.D.
Kira Lowe, M.S.
Ashley O’Neill, M.P.H.
Sybil Morley, M.P.H.
Julie Weitlauf, Ph.D.
