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New Resources on the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

The Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry allows eligible Veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns through an online questionnaire and to schedule a free VA health exam after completing the questionnaire. The registry is open to Veterans who served in Operations Desert Shield or Desert Storm; Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom or New Dawn; Djibouti; Africa on or after September 11, 2001, or the Southwest Asia theater of operations on or after August 2, 1990; and active-duty service members.

VA’s new informational materials, including a video and fact sheets, can help you learn more about the registry, including its purpose and how to join. Find these resources below:

• VA released a video that highlights the benefits of the registry, including how the registry helps with research efforts and how participants can contact VA to schedule a medical exam and learn about their exposures and health. This is VA’s second video on the registry. The first video presents an overview of the registry.
• VA’s fact sheet Steps for Completing the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry makes it easy to participate in the registry by outlining how to complete it from start to finish. It explains where to find the registry web site, how to log in, and how to obtain and get the most out of an in-person health exam.
• The updated Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry fact sheet provides an overview of the registry, including how to participate and what to expect in the questionnaire. You can also view it in Spanish.
• The Airborne Hazards Concerns: Information for Veterans fact sheet discusses airborne hazards exposures and health, the registry, and services at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center. This fact sheet has been updated to include current research on health effects. A version for health care providers has also been updated with the latest research.
• Find out the number of Veterans and service members who have participated in the burn pit registry since its beginning, by state and U.S. territory. This fact sheet is released every three months and can be found in the middle of the registry web page.
• A partial list of registry data collected from June 2014 through December 2018 provides a sense of the type of questions on the questionnaire, as well as how the data is reported when shared with researchers and VA staff. Read more about it in the VAntage Point blog post Veterans in Burn Pit Registry helping fellow Vets.

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