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Iraq and Afghanistan 2001 - Present
Iraq and Afghanistan 2001 - Present
Iraq and Afghanistan 2001 - Present
Operation Enduring Freedom (Oct. 7, 2001 - present) Veterans who served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) may have been exposed to a range of environmental and chemical hazards that carried potential health risks. Join the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry to document your exposures and health concerns. Further information at this link:
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/sources/index.asp
Iraq War Exposures Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn (March 19, 2003–Dec. 15, 2011) Iraq War Veterans may have been exposed to a range of environmental and chemical hazards that carried potential health risks. Join the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and the Gulf War Registry to document your exposures and health concerns.
Further information at this link:
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/wars-operations/iraq-war.asp
See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans https://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/index.asp
Gulf War 1990 - Present
Iraq and Afghanistan 2001 - Present
Iraq and Afghanistan 2001 - Present
Gulf War (August 2, 1990 to present), includes Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Gulf War Veterans may have been exposed to a variety of environmental and chemical hazards that carried potential health risks. Join the Gulf War Registry and the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry to document your exposures and health concerns. https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/gulfwar/sources/index.asp
Gulf War Service: For VA benefit purposes, Gulf War service is active military duty in any of the following areas in the Southwest Asia theater of military operations at any time August 2, 1990 to present. This includes Veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2010) and Operation New Dawn (2010-2011). Southwest Asia theatre of military operations: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, U.A.E., Oman, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. The neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, The United Arab Emirates, (U.A.E.) Oman, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Waters of the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the Red Sea. The airspace above these locations.
See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans https://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/index.asp
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Iraq and Afghanistan 2001 - Present
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Vietnam War Veterans: If you served during the Vietnam War—anytime between November 1, 1965, and April 30, 1975—you may be at risk of certain health conditions. Learn about these conditions and what to do next to take care of your health.
You may be at risk of
Diseases related to Agent Orange: A toxic chemical used to clear trees and plants during the war that can cause long-term health effects
Hepatitis C: An infectious disease that can harm your liver.
Hearing problems caused by noise: Harmful sounds from guns, explosives, rockets, heavy weapons, jets and aircraft, and machinery that can cause or contribute to hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Chemicals, paints, radiation, and other hazards you may have come in contact with through your military job
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp
See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans https://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/index.asp
Korean War 1950 - 1953
World War II 1939 - 1945
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Korean War Veterans: Approximately 5.7 million Veterans served in the Korean War. Korean War Veterans are more prone to suffer from disabilities related to cold injures as a result of exposure to severe cold climates. Cold weather accounted for 16% of Army non-battle injuries and over 5,000 U.S. casualties of cold injury required evacuation from Korea during the winter of 1950-1951. In many instances, Servicemembers could not seek or were unable to obtain medical care for cold injuries because of battlefield conditions.
VA Benefits: Korean War Veterans may be eligible for a wide-variety of benefits available to all U.S. military Veterans. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial. See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans https://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/index.asp
Cold War 1945 - 1991
World War II 1939 - 1945
World War II 1939 - 1945
Cold War: If you served during the Cold War era—anytime between 1945 and 1991—you may be at risk of certain health conditions. Learn about these conditions and what to do next to take care of your health. What health risks should I know about related to service during the Cold War era? You may be at risk of illnesses or injuries caused by contact with: Radiation: A type of radiation exposure from atmospheric and underground nuclear weapons tests Mustard gas: An odorless poisonous gas used in military tests in the 1940s Herbicides: Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam and tested or stored in other locations Occupational (job-related) hazards: Chemicals, paints, radiation, and other hazards you may have come in contact with through your military job Noise: Harmful sounds from guns, explosives, rockets, heavy weapons, jets and aircraft, and machinery that can cause or contribute to hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears).
See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans https://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/index.asp
World War II 1939 - 1945
World War II 1939 - 1945
World War II 1939 - 1945
World War II (WWII) was the most widespread war in history with more than 100 million people serving in military units. About 16 million Americans served during WWII, and many of those Veterans are now receiving VA benefits including Pension and Health Care. WWII Veterans who were a part of the Occupation Forces assigned to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan soon after the detonation of Atomic-Bombs over those respective cities, and those American prisoners of war ( POW's ) who were housed in close proximity to those cities are sometimes called "Atomic Veterans.
World War II Veterans may be eligible for a wide-variety of benefits available to all U.S. military Veterans. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial.
See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans https://www.benefits.va.gov/PERSONA/index.asp