VA Study: Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Initial Research on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

02/04/2013 - Action - Notice.

Summary

This notice announces the preliminary plans of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a longitudinal cohort study of adverse health effects related to military deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, to include potential exposure to airborne hazards and burn pits, and to take related actions to promote the effective monitoring and assessment of deployment-related exposures and potential health effects of deployments. The planned actions are based in part on VA's review of the analysis and recommendations in an October 31, 2011, report of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) concerning the potential long-term health consequences of exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. for more>>>