Burn Pits & Toxic Exposures - IAVA

IAVA'S BIG 6

IAVA’s members have identified 6 priority issues that matter most to them.

Combat Suicide

IAVA is committed to ending the veteran suicide epidemic.

Support for Toxic Exposure Injuries

Our troops are exposed to toxic materials that no one should be subjected to.

Burn Pits

The most common means of toxic exposure, burn pits have been used extensively since 1990 to protect privacy and leave as little footprint behind as possible. Servicemembers use jet fuel to burn waste including chemicals, paint, medical and human waste, metal/aluminum cans, munitions and other unexploded ordnance, petroleum and lubricant products, plastics, rubber, wood, and discarded food.

Other Toxic Exposures

Unfortunately, Burn Pits are not the only means by which our veterans and servicemembers are exposed to toxins. Other exposures include:

Contaminated Groundwater

Agent Orange

Radiation Exposure

Embedded Fragments

Modernize VA

We must ensure that our veterans receive the best possible care.

Women Veterans

As the number of male veterans is expected to decline in the next decades, the population of women veterans will continue to increase.

Alternative Therapies

Civilians and veterans should have the same standard of care. Our veterans must have the same right to pursue alternative therapies while under VA care.

Education Benefits

The Post-9/11 GI Bill has now sent more than one million veterans and dependents to school. We must ensure veterans and their dependents have access to education benefits.

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