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The Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry is open to service members and veterans who deployed to contingency operations in the Southwest Asia theater of operations or Egypt at any time on or after Aug. 2, 1990 (as defined in 38 CFR 3.317(e)(2)) or Afghanistan, Djibouti, Syria, or Uzbekistan on or after Sept. 11, 2001. 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, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and the waters of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea. When you log in to the registry using your DS Logon account, VA will use deployment data provided by DOD to verify your eligibility.
You do not have to have been exposed to specific airborne hazards or have related health concerns to participate in the registry.