If you were deployed in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, Egypt, or Somalia from August 2, 1990, to August 31, 2021, OR in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Uzbekistan, or Yemen, from September 11, 2001, to August 31, 2021, you are eligible and may have been automatically enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. These regions include the following countries, bodies of water, and the airspace above these locations: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and the waters of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea.

Eligible service members and veterans are now automatically included and data from military databases are automatically integrated into the registry. VA will send an email confirming your auto-enrollment in the registry. If you do not receive a notification email you may still have been automatically enrolled. To check, please go to the VET-HOME site at https://vethome.va.gov/inquiry and select “Registry Eligibility” from the “Topic” dropdown menu. Then select “Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit” from the “Registries” dropdown menu.

Inclusion of your data supports VA research efforts, and in turn, enables informed care and benefits for your fellow soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines. However, service members and veterans may opt out of the registry by going to https://vethome.va.gov/BurnPitRegistryOptOut and submitting an opt out inquiry.