If you are experiencing any urgent symptoms, such as difficulty breathing or chest pains, you should go to the nearest emergency room, call 911, or contact your primary care manager for instructions.

Veterans:Medical professionals in military exposures and health care benefits are available at VA medical centers. Veterans who are already enrolled in VA health care should talk to their primary care provider or Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to schedule an appointment for a medical evaluation. Veterans who are not already enrolled should contact an Environmental Health Coordinator at the nearest VA medical center. Find the nearest Environmental Health Coordinator by visiting the following link:http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp

Active Duty (Active Duty Service members, including activated Reserve and Guard personnel):If you have any health or exposure concerns, you may contact your local military hospital or clinic to schedule an appointment for a voluntary medical evaluation. You should state that you are calling for an appointment specifically to address “health concerns related to the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry exposures.” DoD will provide you with a voluntary medical evaluation upon request. Please note a medical evaluation is NOT required to be in the registry.

Reserve Component members (Army and Air National Guard, and Reserve):Whether discharged or still serving, these individuals will be managed by the VA in the same manner as other Veterans. The VA will provide a voluntary medical evaluation upon request. If you are a Veteran or inactive/separated National Guard or Reservist, and you are enrolled in the VA Health Care System, you should contact your primary care physician or Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to schedule an appointment for a medical evaluation. If you are a Veteran or inactive/separated National Guard or Reservist, are not enrolled in the VA Health Care System and would like to schedule an initial no-cost medical evaluation, please contact a VA Environmental Health Coordinator (EHC) in your area by visiting this link:http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp

Instructions are available if you need assistance with the questionnaire. Please visit:http://mobilehealth.va.gov/app/burn-pit-registry

For technical support, call the Registry Help Desk 8:00am-8:00pm Eastern Time 1-877-470-5947. The help desk can assist with any technical issue you may be having with this application.

Visit the following link:https://veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry/

You will be required to enter your DS Logon information to access the registry. If you do not have DS Logon information, or forgot your information, please visit the following link to obtain DS Logon information: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/dsaccess

Once you have DS Logon information, you may login in and complete the registry.

If you are a Veteran and you have completed the registry, you may choose to schedule an initial no-cost in-person medical evaluation.

If you are registered in the VA Health Care System, please contact your primary health care provider or your Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) to schedule a medical evaluation.

If you are not registered in the VA Health Care System, please contact an Environmental Health Coordinator near you. You may find a list of Environmental Health Coordinators at the following link by state:http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp

Active Duty (Active Duty Servicemembers, including activated Reserve and Guard personnel): If you have any non-urgent health or exposure concerns, you may contact your local military hospital or clinic to schedule an appointment for a voluntary medical evaluation. You should state that you are calling for an appointment specifically to address “health concerns related to the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry exposures.” DoD will provide you with a voluntary medical evaluation upon request. Please note a medical evaluation is NOT required to be in the registry.

Reserve Component members (Army and Air National Guard, and Reserve): Whether discharged or still serving, you are eligible for a no-cost Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care evaluation, just like other Veterans. If you are a Veteran or inactive/separated National Guard or Reservist, are not registered in the VA Health Care System and would like to schedule a no-cost medical evaluation, please contact a VA Environmental Health Coordinator in your area by visiting this link:http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp

Veterans and Servicemembers should participate in the registry to become more aware of their health, to receive information about ongoing health studies and VA services, and to create a “snaphot” of their health to assist discussing their health concerns with a health care provider. Veteran participants are also eligible for a no-cost Veterans Health Administration medical evaluation. In addition, other benefits include helping VA learn more about the health effects of exposure to burn pits and other airborne hazards. By participating, Veterans are helping VA to monitor certain diseases and health conditions.

VA will use deployment data provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) to determine your eligibility. To be eligible, you must be a Veteran or Servicemember who deployed to contingency operations in the Southwest Asia theater of operations at any time on or after August 2, 1990 (as defined in 38 CFR 3.317(e)(2)) or Afghanistan or Djibouti on or after September 11, 2001. These regions include the following countries, bodies of water, and the airspace above these locations:

• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia
• Bahrain
• Djibouti
• Gulf of Aden
• GulfOman
• Oman
• Qatar
• United Arab Emirates
• Waters of the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea

Eligibility to participate is determined in accordance with Public Law 112-260, as described in the Federal Register Notice (https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-14881). At this time, the records used to determine your eligibility indicate you have not had a qualifying deployment to theSouthwest Asia theater, Djibouti or Afghanistan.

This may be a result of missing or inaccurate data in DoD’s deployment database which is being used to determine which Service members and Veterans can complete the registry questionnaire. We apologize for any inconvenience. VA is working with the Department of Defense to resolve this issue as soon as possible and to ensure that all eligible Servicemembers and Veterans are able to register.

If you are experiencing any urgent symptoms, such as difficulty breathing or chest pains, you should go to the nearest emergency room, call 911, or contact your primary care manager for instructions.

Veteranswho are enrolled in VA health care and are seeking medical evaluations should contact their primary health care provider or Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT). Veterans not enrolled in VA health care should contact a VA Environmental Health Coordinator near them by visiting the following link:http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp

Active Duty (Active Duty Servicemembers, including activated Reserve and Guard personnel):If you have any non-urgent health or exposure concerns, you may contact your local military hospital or clinic to schedule an appointment for a voluntary medical evaluation. You should state that you are calling for an appointment specifically to address “health concerns related to the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry exposures.” DoD will provide you with a voluntary medical evaluation upon request. Please note a medical evaluation is NOT required to be in the registry.

Reserve Component members (Army and Air National Guard, and Reserve):Whether discharged or still serving, you are eligible for a no-cost VHA health care evaluation, just like other Veterans. If you are a Veteran or inactive/separated National Guard or Reservist, are not enrolled in the VA Health Care System and would like to schedule a no-cost medical evaluation, please contact a VA Environmental Health Coordinator in your area by visiting this link: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp

For Veterans, VA providers will be able to access your completed questionnaire. VA is working to enable DoD providers access to Servicemembers’ completed questionnaires through the DoD Electronic Health Record.

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Yes, everyone who completes the self-assessment questionnaire will have the opportunity to print a copy of their completed questionnaire as long as individuals have printer capability.

You must have or create a DS Logon before beginning the registry. Obtaining a DS Logon can be accomplished at the following link: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/dsaccess

You can try to login by selecting “DS Logon Sign in” on the registry homepage:https://veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry/.

If you have forgotten your login information you can click “Need a DS Logon.” You can also call the DMDCSupportCenter at 1-800-477-8227 (select option 2, and then select option 2 again) to receive account assistance.

To increase the text size on your Internet browser, follow these steps:

Internet Explorer:

• Open Internet Explorer
• On the View menu, click Text Size, then select Largest
• Internet Explorer for Mac:
• Open Internet Explorer
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• Open Firefox
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• Open Safari
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We periodically perform maintenance and install updates on the website. We make every effort to get the site back up and running as quickly as possible.

For technical support, Registry Help Desk 8:00am-8:00pm Eastern Time 1-877-470-5947. The help desk can assist with any technical issue you may be having with this application.

Your information will be saved and reviewed by VA for authorized purposes.

You are responsible for protecting your personal information you print out or download. It is important to protect your information. Protect this information the same way you would protect your banking or credit card information. Do not leave your printed information on a printer. Do not save your downloaded information to a public computer. When using a public computer, save your information to a CD or thumb drive. Remember to take the CD or thumb drive with you when you finish.

Please note: If you are using a public computer, the safest way to view your information is to choose the .TXT file and view it only. If you chose to open or download a PDF file, you create a temporary file on the computer. This file can be viewed by others. To reduce the chance of others viewing your registry information you should not download your data to public or shared computers.

For the purposes of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, a Veteran is a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.

For the purposes of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, a Servicemember is a person who is serving on active duty in one of the following branches of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, or the Coast Guard.

For the purposes of the registry, OEF is defined as Afghanistan and Djibouti after September 11, 2001. OEF may refer to other operations such as those taking place in the Philippines, Pankisi Gorge, Trans Sahara, and Caribbean and Central America outside of the registry. However, for the purposes of this registry, OEF refers only to Afghanistan and Djibouti after September, 11 2001.

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began in March of 2003 when U.S. and coalition forces moved into Iraq from Kuwait. OIF continued until August 2010.

Operation New Dawn (OND) began in August of 2010 inIraq and ended in December 2011.

The Southwest Asia theater of operations (as defined in 38 CFR 3.317 (e)(2)) includes the following countries, bodies of water, and the air space above these locations: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and waters of the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea.

For the purposes of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, a 1990-1991 Gulf War Veteran is a person who served in the first Persian Gulf War after August 2, 1990.

• These post office designations allow personnel serving outside the United States to receive
• "AA" (Armed Forces of the Americas) 
• "AE" (Armed Forces of Europe)
• "AP" (Armed Forces of the Pacific)
• Unit designations are APO/FPO (Air/Army Post Office or, Fleet Post Office)

The use of burn pits was a common waste disposal practice at military sites outside of the U.S. such as in Iraq and Afghanistan. Smoke and other emissions from these pits contained an unknown mixture of substances that may have short and long-term health effects, especially for individuals who were exposed for longer periods or those with pre-existing conditions such as asthma or other lung or heart conditions.

The registry is a tool to help Servicemembers and Veterans to become more aware of their own health issues and to help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify health conditions possibly related to burn pit exposure during military service. Participation in the registry is voluntary. Active duty Servicemembers and Veterans can enroll in the registry by completing a web-based health questionnaire about their exposures and health. Information reported by participants is maintained in a secure database, and may be used in future research studies.

Veterans do not need to participate in the registry to submit a claim for disability compensation. The registry and the disability compensation processes are separate and not related. Veterans can find information on how to submit a claim for disability compensation through VA at the following link: http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/

Studies have shown that many Veterans, particularly those who served September 2001 or later, use the Internet frequently to seek information on VA benefits and services and to obtain news and information.

Veterans who receive health care from VA view blogs and online videos about health more frequently than Veterans receiving care elsewhere. Research also shows that more Veterans receiving care from VA report having signed up to receive email about health issues when compared to Veterans not receiving care from VA.

We estimate that the questionnaire should take no longer than 40 minutes to complete. The questions have been designed to give us a broad picture of your health and current and past exposures. You will be asked a series of questions in the following categories:

• Deployment timeframes and bases to which you were stationed
• Conditions and health issues that cause difficulty with daily activities
• Current and past health symptoms
• Residential history (where you lived)
• Occupational history (what type of work you do)
• Dust, gas, vapors or fumes exposures
• Home environment and hobbies
• Health care use
• Contact preferences

It is important for medical providers to have a complete picture of your health. The questionnaire asks a broad range of questions because an individual’s health is greatly influenced by their lifestyle. Health conditions can worsen over time from additional or prolonged exposures received during work or recreation. Note: Your current or past jobs, hobbies, civilian exposures, and lifestyle will not affect eligibility for benefits.

For the purposes of the registry, overlapping deployment dates are deployment dates which share some period of time. For example, if one has a deployment listed as beginning March 15th, 2007 and ending September 15th, 2007, other deployments that fall within that timeframe are cases of overlapping deployment dates. Stated another way, if two different deployments share some period of time this is a case of overlapping deployment dates. You cannot have two distinct deployments that occur during the same period of time for the purposes of this registry.

One exception to this rule is that it is okay to have overlapping deployment dates of one day. For example, it is okay to have your deployment history reflect that you were in Kuwait and Iraq on the same day and as you made the transition from one country to the next. This logic is applicable to all eligible locations.

When adding a Deployment:Choose the country to which you deployed and select the entry with a blank base name. Later in the questionnaire you can enter the base name.

When answering the questionnaire I received this message: “Base name not found in our list. Try a different spelling or, submit a new base name.”The list of bases that VA has is limited. If you served during Desert Shield or Desert Storm, in Kuwait or Djibouti, your base name will likely not be available on the drop down list. The list of bases available to select from the drop down menu in the questionnaire is not a comprehensive list. In the event you cannot find the base name in which you served on, we recommend you check your spelling. If still not shown in the list, simply type in your missing base name.

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Difficulties printing?

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