Recent VA news of concern to OEF/OIF/OND veterans:

Veterans may have health concerns related to potential environmental exposures while they were on active duty, which can include:

• Animal contacts, including bites
• Airborne pollutants from burn pits and other sources
• Infectious diseases
• Depleted uranium
• Toxic embedded fragments
• Chromium at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in the spring or summer of 2003
• Cold and heat related illnesses and injuries
• Noise, vibration, and other physical exposures

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a variety of benefits and services to eligible OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. Learn more: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/oefoif/index.asp