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The Metal Exposures & Depleted Uranium (MEDU) Surveillance Center

The Metal Exposures and Depleted Uranium (MEDU) Surveillance Center is located at the Baltimore VA Medical Center.

The Center has two missions related to Depleted Uranium (DU):

  1. To provide screening, testing, and follow-up for 1991 Gulf War Veterans exposed to DU through ‘friendly fire’ incidents (Depleted Uranium Follow-up Program), and
  2. To offer DU screening and testing to any Veteran worried about DU exposure.


The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Depleted Uranium Registry is a critical tool that is advancing research through combining Veteran and service member laboratory and exposure data. The registry enables VA to identify and research health challenges of Veterans and service members who were exposed to DU during their military service. Over time, the knowledge gained through this research will be used to fuel advancements in treatments, more precise predictive medicine, inform decisions related to presumptive conditions, and deliver targeted proactive and preventative care. 

While participation in the registry does not impact an individual’s care or benefits, Veterans and service members who participate are helping to improve the care and benefits for generations of Veterans and service members to come. 

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