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VA added 3 presumptive conditions related to particulate matter exposure    

www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp


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​VA Reminder Notice

Returning Veterans: Potential environmental exposures during your military service

Veterans may have health concerns related to potential environmental exposures while they were on active duty, which can include:

Animal contacts, including bites
Airborne pollutants from burn pits and other sources - (see link above)
Infectious diseases
Depleted uranium
Toxic embedded fragments
Chromium at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in the spring or summer of 2003
Cold and heat related illnesses and injuries
Noise, vibration, and other physical exposures

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a variety of benefits and services at the link below
​www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/wars-operations/iraq-war.asp