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Veterans Exposure Team - Health Outcomes Military Exposures (VET-HOME)

The Veterans Exposure Team-Health Outcomes Military Exposures (VET-HOME) program provides military environmental exposure assessments and environmental health registry evaluations for Veterans via telehealth.

VET-HOME consists of an intake center and a geographically distributed network of clinicians specially trained in military environmental exposures. Enrolled Veterans can have a free VET-HOME telehealth evaluation from anywhere in the country. VET-HOME clinicians can even do early morning or late afternoon telehealth appointments to best meet your needs. 

You can contact VET-HOME by calling 833-633-VTHM (833-633-8846) or by chatting with a live VET-HOME agent on our portal. If you prefer an in-person evaluation instead, you can call an environmental health coordinator to schedule an evaluation at your local VA facility.

About VET-HOME

VET-HOME offers environmental health registry evaluations and military environmental exposure assessments for Veterans anywhere in the United States or U.S. territories. VET-HOME's current top priorities include evaluations for Veterans in the following groups:

• Ionizing Radiation Registry
• Chemical Warfare Agent exposure
• Qarmat Ali deployment

Enrolled Veterans can contact VET-HOME to be scheduled for a telehealth evaluation with a clinician specially trained in military environmental exposures.

Telehealth Appointment

If you are eligible for a registry, VET-HOME will schedule you for a telehealth appointment with a clinician specially trained in military environmental exposures. As long as you have a mobile device or computer and an internet connection, you can meet with the VET-HOME clinician from the comfort of your own home.

Learn more about how to use VA telehealth services. If you need internet access or a connected device for VA telehealth, read this fact sheet to learn about your options.

About VA’s Environmental Health Registry Program

VA’s environmental health registries offer free, voluntary medical evaluations for eligible Veterans. These evaluations are:

• Available regardless of your enrollment in VA’s health care system.
• A one-time clinical assessment of symptoms or concerns potentially related to military environmental exposures. Veterans needing prescriptions or treatment should follow up with their primary care provider for care.
• These registries and evaluations do not impact the individual health care or benefits of Veterans who participate in the program, but instead help VA research the affected Veteran and service member population as a whole – and then improve nationwide health care and benefits options as a result of that research. Health data is used anonymously for VA researchers to improve exposure-informed care for Veterans throughout the nation.
• If you want an evaluation that may help with your individual health care and benefits, all enrolled Veterans are able to get a toxic exposure screening at VA. Additionally, if you’re interested in applying for health care or benefits related to toxic exposures, we encourage you to visit gov/PACT and apply today.

if you are enrolled in VA healthcare, call to schedule an appointment. 

Diagnostic Testing and Follow Up

If you need any diagnostic testing—such as labs, imaging, breathing tests, or specialty consultations—VET-HOME clinicians will order that for you at the VA facility most convenient for you. All Veterans who complete a registry evaluation with a VET-HOME clinician will be sent a letter that includes copies of their test results, interpretation, and any follow-up recommendations.

Fact Sheets

For Veterans, find the fact sheet What Veterans should know about VET-HOME. Find this fact sheet in different languages:

For Providers, find the fact sheet What providers should know about VET-HOME. Find this fact sheet in different languages:

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