Burn Pit Registry

You are eligible to participate if you served in Operations Desert Storm/Desert Shield (ODS), New Dawn (OND), or Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), including deployment to countries in the Southwest Asia theater of operations any time after 8/2/1990 or Afghanistan or Djibouti after 9/11/2001.

We encourage you to join even if:

• You don’t think you were exposed to specific airborne hazards.
• You are not experiencing symptoms or illnesses you think are related to your exposures.
• You have not filed a VA claim for compensation and benefits or applied for VA health care **.
• You are still an active-duty service member or have returned to active service.

* Includes deployment to countries in the Southwest Asia theater of operations any time after August 2, 1990 or Afghanistan or Djibouti after September 11, 2001.

** Participation in the registry cannot negatively impact your VA claim or ability to get health care from VA.

The registry includes an online questionnaire and an optional health evaluation.

Part I: Health Questionnaire

• The questionnaire can take up to an hour to complete depending on your number of deployments.
• You can save your progress and come back to complete the questionnaire later if needed.
• Questions include information about your deployments, health history, lifestyle, and other factors.

Part II: Health Evaluation

• The optional evaluation will be performed by a VA or military health provider.
• The evaluation is completely voluntary and is separate from compensation and benefits exams.
• Notes from your evaluation will be used to support research.

• Use your Premium DS Logon Level 2*account to log in, check your eligibility, and complete the online questionnaire.
• Save or print your questionnaire responses for your records. You can also come back to access your responses at any time.
• Contact your local VA environmental health coordinator to schedule your optional medical evaluation at your convenience.

* If you already have a VA eBenefits or MyHealtheVet premium account, you can use the same credentials for the registry. If you need a DS Logon account, click here.

** If you are active-duty service member, visit the military health website for information about scheduling your registry exam.