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Publications on OEF/OIF/OND Exposures

VA developed the following materials for Veterans, the public and health care providers about possible long-term health problems related to service during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND).

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Newsletters

The Post-9/11 Vet Newsletter provided information for OEF/OIF/OND Veterans about VA programs to respond to health concerns.

As of September 2019, Military Exposures & Your Health replaced the Gulf War Newsletter and Post-9/11 Vet Newsletter. This newsletter is for Veterans who served from 1990 to the present and their families.

Cover of Post-9/11 Vet newsletter, 2018

 Post-9/11 Vet - Fall 2018 (1.3 MB, PDF)
Burn Pit Registry; Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents; Study on the Health of OEF/OIF Veterans...

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Brochure and Fact Sheet

Environmental Health Registry Programs for Veterans

Environmental Health Registry Programs Brochure (226 KB, PDF)
Overview of five VA registries that track the health of Veterans exposed to environmental hazards during service: Ionizing Radiation, Agent Orange, Gulf War, Depleted Uranium, and Toxic Embedded Fragments

Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Fact Sheet cover

Airborne Hazards & Open Burn Pit Registry Fact Sheet (403 KB, PDF)
Registry for Veterans and Servicemembers who deployed to Southwest Asia after August 2, 1990, or to Afghanistan or Djibouti after September 11, 2001

Posters

Use these posters to help inform Veterans about VA benefits and services. Posters are not copyrighted and may be printed on 8.5" x 11" paper using a standard office printer.

Thumbnail of VA Cares poster OEF/OIF - Soldiers Thumbnail of VA Cares poster OEF/OIF - Crew Thumbnail of VA Cares poster OEF/OIF - Desert

OEF/OIF – Soldiers
(1.9 MB, PDF)

OEF/OIF – Crew
(2.1 MB, PDF)

OEF/OIF – Desert
(1.7 MB, PDF)

Guides for Clinicians

These guides help health care providers care for Veterans with exposure concerns. Find more provider resources.

 

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Environmental health coordinators directory.
Four ways to find military exposures

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