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BURN PIT EXPOSURE

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Burn Pit Presumptive Conditions

These various illnesses are now presumptive:

  • Asthma that was diagnosed after service

  • Chronic bronchitis

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Chronic rhinitis

  • Chronic sinusitis

  • Constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis

  • Emphysema

  • Granulomatous disease

  • Interstitial lung disease (ILD)

  • Pleuritis

  • Pulmonary fibrosis

  • Sarcoidosis

These various cancers are now presumptive:

  • Brain cancer

  • Gastrointestinal cancer of any type

  • Glioblastoma

  • Head cancer of any type

  • Kidney cancer

  • Lymphatic cancer of any type

  • Lymphoma of any type

  • Melanoma

  • Neck cancer

  • Pancreatic cancer

  • Reproductive cancer of any type

  • Respiratory (breathing-related) cancer of any type


If you served in any of these locations and time periods, the VA has determined that you had exposure to burn pits or other toxins.

This is called having a presumption of exposure.


On or after August 2, 1990, in any of these locations:

Bahrain

Iraq

Kuwait

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)

On or after September 11, 2001, in any of these locations:

Afghanistan

Djibouti

Egypt

Jordan

Lebanon

Syria

Uzbekistan

Yemen

**ALSO INCLUDES THE AIRSPACE ABOVE ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS**

 

 

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