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VA has developed newsletters, reports, and other materials for Veterans, the public and health care providers on the following topics:

• Health Registry Evaluation
• Agent Orange
• Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
• Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Exposures
• Radiation
• Project 112/Project SHAD
• Depleted Uranium
• Malaria
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Health Registry Evaluation

The Environmental Health Registry Programs for Veterans brochure (495 KB, PDF) provides an overview of five VA health registry programs that track the health of Veterans exposed to environmental hazards during military service: Ionizing Radiation, Agent Orange, Gulf War, Depleted Uranium, and Toxic Embedded Fragments.

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Agent Orange

Read newsletters, fact sheets, reports, and more on Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam conflict.

Newsletter: Agent Orange Review July 2010 (259 KB, PDF)
VA Extends Agent Orange Benefits to More Veterans; Message to Veterans from Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric "Ric" Shinseki; "Blue Water" Update - Supreme Court Decision and New IOM Review...

View all Agent Orange materials.

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Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

Read newsletters, fact sheets, reports, and more on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.

Newsletter: Gulf War Review July 2010 (443 KB, PDF)
Secretary Shinseki Marks 20th Anniversary of Gulf War with Renewed Pledge to Improve Care and Services to Gulf War Veterans, VA Seeks to Cover New Illnesses for Gulf War Veterans...

View all Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses materials.

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Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Exposures

Read newsletters and clinical guides on hazardous exposures during Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).

Newsletter: OEF/OIF Review December 2010 (355 KB, PDF)
VA to Cover New Illnesses for OEF/OIF and Gulf War Veterans, New Research will Increase Understanding of OEF/OIF Veteran Health...

View all OEF/OIF exposures publications.

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Radiation

Read newsletters, brochures and a clinical education guide on radiation, related VA benefits, and more.

Newsletter:  Ionizing Radiation Review March 2012 (1.9 MB, PDF)
New Brochure – Are YOU An Atomic Veteran?; VBDR Continues Work for Atomic Veterans, Plans San Antonio Meeting for March 2012; Update: Veterans Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction New Chair Appointed.

View all radiation materials.

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Project 112/Project SHAD

Read fact sheets and a clinical education guide on Project 112/Project SHAD.

Project 112/SHAD Fact Sheets – Department of Defense

View all Project 112/Project SHAD materials.

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Depleted Uranium

Read fact sheets on depleted uranium, its health effects, and the Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program.

VA Fact Sheet: Depleted Uranium (DU) (34 KB, PDF)

View all depleted uranium materials.

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Malaria

Malaria: Pocket Guide for Clinicians (430 KB, PDF)

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

This guide will assist VA primary care providers and other health care professionals who need basic background information on the health effects of malaria. The card includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of malaria.

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – Concussion: Pocket Guide for Clinicians (425 KB, PDF)

Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

This guide will assist VA primary care providers and other health care professionals who need basic background information on the health effects of mild traumatic brain injury. The card includes information on mild TBI symptoms and diagnosis, as well as guidance to primary care providers seeing patients who may have long-term health effects associated with mild TBI.

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