Objective: Do the 3.5 million US veterans, who primarily utilize private healthcare, have similar burn pit exposure and disease compared to the VA Burn Pit registry? Methods: This is an online volunteer survey of Gulf War and Post-9/11 veterans. Results: Burn pit exposure had significantly ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Subjective burn pit exposure does not appear to influence OSA development in previously deployed military personnel. Given the high rate of OSA in this cohort, continued investigation of deployment exposures which may influence sleep-disordered breathing is recommended....
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)...
Post-infection symptoms and health behaviors obtained at study interview (present) were used to test the hypothesis that deployment experience and exposure increases the risk for PASC.From a sample of 212 Veterans, 149 (70%) met criteria for PASC with a mean age of 47卤8.7 years; 73 (49%...
It is important to note that these environments are not limited to urban, highly populated areas, but are also present in burn pit toxins for Veterans (Figure 2). 7. Risks for Veterans and Other Communities Exposure to air pollution has been associated with depression and emotional disorders,...