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VA Finally Rolls Out Burn Pit Registry

Posted June 27, 2014 in Disability Compensation, Health Benefits

After years of pressure from lawmakers in Congress, VA has finally rolled out an open burn pit registry by which veterans can document exposure to airborne hazards, including smoke from burn pits. The potential effects of open air burn pits were first raised in 2008, and since that time, hundreds of veterans have returned home with significant respiratory problems and […]