Just one of the now ignored issues, by those served, and added to the long list of same, decades long and grew with every theater, from the previous decades and wars of. Finally being addressed under the Shinseki VA administration, with help from the Executive Branch and it's Cabinet, and continuing after the conservatives finally took the General out, the only Government Branch consistent on Military personal their Families and our Veterans community!!
November 20, 2014 - Just five months ago, VA launched the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry in response to concerns that Veterans were experiencing a range of respiratory illnesses possibly associated with exposure to burn pits. The registry is open to many Veterans and active-duty Servicemembers who deployed to various locations. This post describes why you should participate in the registry and how it might help uncover links between exposures and certain health conditions.1. Exposure to Burn Pits was common among Servicemembers overseas and may have health effects read more>>>
Musculoskeletal and connective system diseases, such as disorders of the back, joints, or soft tissues, were the most common diagnoses among Veterans who used VA health care and served in the Gulf War in 1990-1991 or Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, or New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND).
Text version of infographic Health Care Use - Gulf War Veterans and OEF/OIF/OND Veterans, October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2013
Veterans deployed to the Gulf War, and Veterans deployed to Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, or New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND), have accessed VA health care as inpatients or outpatients for a variety of reasons. How many of these Veterans use VA health care, why do they use it, and who uses it? read more>>>
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