**VIETNAM, AFGAN, IRAQ, BOSNIA..Special Environmental Health Registry
Evaluation Programs FOR VETERANS
WHAT IS A
HEALTH REGISTRY EVALUATION?
► It is
a voluntary medical evaluation tailored to the needs of Veterans with possible
exposures to environmental hazards.
► The
evaluation can include medical histories, laboratory tests and, in many cases,
a physical exam.
► Information
from the evaluation is maintained in VA databases to help track the health
outcomes of Veterans.
WHAT ARE
THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A HEALTH
REGISTRY
EVALUATION?
► Free
specialized health evaluation
► Answers
to questions about environmental exposures
► Information
on health care and other VA medical benefits
► Results
shared with you and maintained in your VA medical record
Note: A health registry evaluation is not a claim
for VA benefits.
Also, it is not required to receive VA benefits.
IS THERE A
FEE FOR THE REGISTRY EVALUATION?
► NO.
The evaluations are available free of charge to all eligible Veterans.
CAN A
VETERAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE HEALTH
REGISTRY
EVALUATION?
► YES.
Veterans can receive follow-up evaluations, particularly if new health problems
develop.
Also, some Veterans may qualify for more than one
registry.
CAN FAMILY
MEMBERS OF VETERANS RECEIVE HEALTH
REGISTRY
EVALUATIONS?
► NO.
By law, VA provides these registry evaluations . only to Veterans.
HOW DO I SCHEDULE A REGISTRY EVALUATION?
► Speak
to an Environmental Health (EH) Coordinator at any VA medical facility.
► A
listing of EH Coordinators is available online at www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/coordinators.asp.
► Information
is also available through VA's Special Issues Helpline at 1-800-749-8387.
► Phone:
Special Health Issues Helpline, 1-800-749-8387; VA Benefits office,
1-800-827-1000.
► Newsletters:
VA publishes newsletters related to several environmental hazards. Subscribe
online at
www.easmailcall.aac.va.gov. Current and archived issues are online at www.publichealth.
va.gov/exposures/resources.asp.
► All
Veterans who meet the criteria for a registry are encouraged to get the evaluation.
Veterans do not need to be enrolled in VA health care to take part.
IONIZING
RADIATION REGISTRY
► On-site
participation in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear
device, whether or not the testing nation was the United States.
► Participation
in the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki from August 6,1945, through July
1,1946.
► Internment
as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Japan during World War II.
► Receipt
of nasopharyngeal (NP)-nose and throat-radium irradiation treatments while in
the active military, naval, or air service.
In addition, VA regulations provide that Veterans
involved in "radiation risk activity" refers to:
► Service
at Department of Energy gaseous diffusion plants at Paducah, KY, Portsmouth,
OH, or the K25 area at Oak Ridge, TN, for at least 250 days before February
1,1992, under certain conditions.
► Proximity
to "Longshot," "Milrow," or "Cannikin"
underground nuclear tests at Amchitka Island, AK, before January 1,1974.
For more information about the Ionizing Radiation
registry exam, go to www.publichealth.va.qov/exposures/radiation/registry.asp
AGENT
ORANGE REGISTRY.
► Service
in the Republic of Vietnam between 1952 and 1975.
► Service
in Korea during 1968 or 1969.
► Exposure
to dioxin, or other toxic substance in a herbicide or defoliant, during the
conduct of, or as a result of, the testing, transporting, or spraying of herbicides
for military purposes.
For more information about the Agent Orange
registry exam, go to www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/registry.asp
GULF
WAR REGISTRY.
► Service during:
• 1990-1991
Gulf War
• Operation
Desert Shield
• Operation
Desert Storm
• Operation
Iraqi Freedom
• Operation
New Dawn
DEPLETED
URANIUM (DU) FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM
• the
1990-1991 Gulf War
• Bosnia
• Operation
Enduring Freedom
• Operation
Iraqi Freedom
• Operation
New Dawn
► Especially
those Veterans who were:
• On,
in, or near vehicles hit with "friendly fire,"
• Rescuers
entering burning vehicles, and those near burning vehicles,
• Salvaging
damaged vehicles, or
• Near
fires involving DU munitions.
For more information about the DU Follow-up
Program, go to www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/
depleted_uranium/followup_program.asp
TOXIC
EMBEDDED FRAGMENTS REGISTRY.
► Service
in Operation Enduring Freedom,
Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
► Veterans
who have or likely have an embedded fragment as the result of injury received
while serving in an area of conflict.
For additional information about the Toxic
Embedded Fragment Surveillance Center and registry go to www.pubiichealth.va.gov/exposures/toxic_
fragments/index.asp
.
Office of
Public Health and Environmental Hazards
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont
Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420
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Mark R. Rienzie
Co D 75 Infantry LRRP
Co D 75 Infantry LRRP
The Most Elite Fighting Force In The United States Army
5th Special Forces Recondo** - CERTIFIED
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP)
VIETNAM 1969-1970
VIETNAM 1969-1970
Airborne / Ranger Team Leader
Staff Sargent (E6 11B4P)
38 Combat Missions and Never Lost a Man!!
Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Campaign,
Combat Infantry Badge, etc.....
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Discharge: Honorable
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