Burn Pit and Other Particulate Exposure
Veterans who served in the qualifying locations below during the specified time periods will be presumed to have been exposed to the following airborne particulates:
- burn pit fumes and smoke
- sand and dust
- general air pollution
- fuel, exhaust, and mechanical fumes
- smoke from oil well firesย
To qualify for the conditions listed below, a veteran must have served in the following locations during the specified time:
- On or after September 19, 2001 in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Syria, or Uzbekistan.
- On or after August 2, 1990 in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia,ย Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, and the airspace above these locations.
For these veterans, if any of the following conditions develop anytime after the veteranโs date of discharge, it will be considered service-connected as of August 5, 2021
Also for these veterans, if any of the following conditions develop anytime after the veteranโs date of discharge, it will be considered service-connected as of April 26, 2022.
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, codeย 6819
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea, codeย 6819
- Adenocarcinoma of the trachea, codeย 6819
- Salivary gland-type tumors of the trachea, codeย 6819
- Adenosquamous carcinoma of the lung, codeย 6819
- Large cell carcinoma of the lung, codeย 6819
- Salivary gland-type tumors of the lung, codeย 6819
- Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung, codeย 6819
- Typical and atypical carcinoid of the lung, codeย 6819
To qualify for the conditions listed below, a veteran must have served in the following locations during the specified time:
- On or after September 11, 2001 in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Uzbekistan, or the airspace above these locations.
- On or after August 2, 1990 in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates, or the airspace above these locations.
For these veterans, if any of the following conditions develop anytime after the veteranโs date of discharge, it will be considered service-connected as of August 10, 2022.
- Chronicย bronchitis, codeย 6600
- Chronicย obstructive pulmonary disease, codeย 6604
- Constrictive or obliterative bronchiolitis, codeย 6600
- Emphysema, codeย 6603
- Granulomatous disease, codeย 6524
- Interstitial lung diseases,ย various codes
- Pleuritis, codeย 6845
- Pulmonary fibrosis, codeย 6825
- Sarcoidosis, codeย 6846
- Glioblastoma, codeย 8002ย or codeย 8021
- Head cancer, various codes
- Neck cancer, codeย 6819
- Respiratory cancer, codeย 6819
- Gastrointestinal cancer, codeย 7343
- Reproductive cancer, codeย 7628ย or codeย 7528
- Lymphoma, codeย 7709ย or codeย 7715
- Lymphomatic cancer,ย various codes
- Kidney cancer, codeย 7528
- Brain cancer, codeย 8002
- Melanoma, codeย 7833
- Pancreatic Cancer, codeย 7343
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