The Defense Department has known for more than 30 years that open-air burn pits pose potential health risks, but must do more to help veterans exposed to harmful pollutants at the sites, the Government Accountability Office said Sept. 26.
The report evaluated the Pentagon’s compliance with a congressional mandate to review the issue.
Burn pits are an emerging health concern for veterans that lawmakers and the military are beginning to address.
Under the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs is working to set up a registry of veterans potentially exposed ...
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