Chi-square did not reveal a difference in burn pit exposure and cancer diagnoses. Conclusions: These data demonstrate increased risk of neurological symptoms associated with burn pit exposure, which are not covered in the 2022 federal Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. Additional datawill ...
Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs decides these exposure claims on a case-by-case basis, with the exception of those filed for asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis. The burden of proving one's illness is related to a burn pit exposure falls on the veteran, leading to delays in health ...
There has been concern over the possibility that, as a result of exposure to smoke produced by burn pit operations in USCENTCOM, deployed Service members are at increased risk for acute and long term health effects 1-4. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Naval Healt...
Veterans across the country are contending exposure to burn pits and other airborne toxins has made them sick. But the vast majority have been rejected for related VA disability benefits. The new federal effort is designed to make it easier for veterans to make claims b...
Exposure to Burn Pit Emissions and Respiratory Diseases?doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7581RESPIRATORY disease risk factorsRISK assessmentAIR pollutionDEPLOYMENT (Military strategy)CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factorsENVIRONMENTAL exposureOCCUPATIONAL exposure...
Pre-clinical research using different burn pit modeling approaches are summarized, including oropharyngeal aspiration, intranasal inhalation, and whole-body exposure chamber inhalation. These studies focus on the impacts of specific toxic substances as well as the effects of short-term and sustained ...
METHODS. As part of a comprehensive study of previously deployed military personnel with exertional dyspnea (n=145), all patients underwent pulmonary function testing, screening for burn pit exposure via the VA Burn Pit Registry Questionnaire, and if warranted by sleep questionnaires, in-lab ...
PitScreenerA serious concern among post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans (IAV) are health conditions from military and environmental exposure while serving. Many veterans are becoming suddenly ill and experiencing symptoms that have been associated with exposure to burning trash or "burn pits" set...
Untangling the Complex Interactions of Open Burn Pit Exposure and Health Outcomes: Response to Brumage et aldoi:10.4088/PCC.21lr02926aPadala, Kalpana P.Padala, Prasad R.Yuet-Kin LeungDennis, Richard A.Ho, Shuk-MeiPrimary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (2155-7772)...
1st Class Heath Robinson went on guard duty or worked alongside his fellow soldiers in Iraq, he could see and smell the smoke rising from the base's burn pits. "It was just an open pit the Army would use to get rid of anything-trash, feces, computers, rubber tires," he said in a...