Some U.S. veterans may have been exposed to various environmental and occupational hazards during military service. This Web site provides information on:
- What those hazardous exposures may be
- How the exposure may have occurred during military service
- Known and possible health problems associated with each type of exposure
- VA health care programs and other benefits for health problems associated with hazardous exposures during military service
Exposures
 Agent Orange
Learn about Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam and Korea, diseases associated with herbicide exposure, and more.
 Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses
Learn about potential exposures for veterans who served Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, Gulf War veterans' illnesses, and more.
 Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Hazardous Exposures
Learn about hazardous exposures during military service in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, possible health problems, and more.
 Radiation
Learn about ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, including information on health problems for Atomic veterans.
 Toxic Embedded Fragments
Learn about toxic embedded fragments, health problems of injuries with retained fragments, and more.
 Cold and Heat Injuries (Thermal Injuries)
Learn about cold and heat injuries, possible health problems, and more.
 Project 112/Project SHAD
Learn about military tests involving biological and chemical warfare materials during the 1960s.
 Depleted Uranium
Learn about depleted uranium, its health problems, and more.
 Mustard Gas
Learn about mustard gas exposure during World War I, World War II, and military tests during the 1940s.
 Occupational & Environmental Exposures
Learn about occupational and environmental exposures, possible health problems, and more.
 Noise, Vibration & Other Physical Exposures
Learn about noise, vibration and other physical exposures; possible health problems; and more.
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