{"id":75305,"date":"2022-10-14T17:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/14\/burn-pit-registry-is-failing-to-help-track-vet-illnesses-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:58:11","slug":"burn-pit-registry-is-failing-to-help-track-vet-illnesses-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2022\/10\/14\/burn-pit-registry-is-failing-to-help-track-vet-illnesses-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Burn pit registry is failing to help track vet illnesses, experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The nearly decade-old Veterans Affairs registry<\/a> to track burn pit illnesses<\/a> and help veterans get care<\/a> for those injuries is achieving neither of those goals, according to research from independent health experts, who are recommending major changes to the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Our findings] conclude that there are no refinements or improvements that will allow the registry to serve as a population health surveillance system,\u201d said Kristen Olson, director of sociological research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine <\/a>committee analyzing the registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause there is no way for registry participants to update their health information, there is no way for the registry to accomplish this goal or even to monitor health patterns over time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olson\u2019s comments came during an event Friday unveiling the research, mandated by Congress after concerns arose about the effectiveness of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\t