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VA processing disability claims for certain conditions related to particulate matter VA is now processing disability claims for asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis on a presumptive basis based on particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia and certain other areas – if these conditions manifested within 10 years of a qualifying period of military service. This will expand benefits for Veterans who served in: Afghanistan, Djibouti, Syria, and Uzbekistan during the Persian Gulf War, from September 19, 2001, to the present, or The Southwest Asia theater of operations from August 2, 1990, to the present If you have a pending claim for one or more of these conditions, you don’t need to do anything. We’ll send you a decision notice when we complete our review.  For more information on the new presumptive conditions, visit our website at Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures - Public Health (va.gov).  To apply for benefits, Veterans and survivors may visit VA.gov or call toll-free at 800-827-1000. LEARN MORE BURN PIT REGISTRY Afghanistan: How Veterans can reconcile service “Our purpose for being there was to prevent further attacks on the homeland,” said Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López. “We wanted to make sure that we denied Al Qaeda, specifically, of sanctuary, training ground and places where they could plan terrorism attacks. If you look at the past 20 years, that is exactly what we did." LEARN MORE Take this quick survey if you have not had your COVID-19 vaccination. VA COVID-19: Updates | Chat | App | Weekly Report | Vaccine

Events this Week Aug. 05 - Fort Leonard Wood Virtual Career Summit Aug. 05 - Demystifying Influencer Marketing as a Career Option Aug. 05 - Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Listening Session Aug. 06 - Denver - Soldiers’ Angels Veteran Food Distribution Aug. 10 - Hiring Our Heroes Virtual Hiring Event Aug. 10 - Easterseals: Resume Design Workshop Aug. 10 - Yoga4Caregivers Aug. 11 - Manufacturing Institute Smithfield Foods Hiring Event Aug. 12 - Kentucky Virtual VetXL Q&A Forum VIEW ALL EVENTS VA Online Scheduling (VAOS) lets eligible Veterans request community provider appointments Nearly every death from COVID-19 is preventable Nearly every COVID-19 death in the Veteran community and U.S. as a whole is entirely preventable through getting a vaccine, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said July 31 at the DAV National Convention in Tampa. With COVID-19 cases rising with the Delta variant, McDonough said 99% of those dying from COVID-19 right now are unvaccinated. All Veterans, their spouses and their caregivers can visit VA and receive a free vaccine.  LEARN MORE Hear Veterans describe what’s possible through treatment and support Operation BBQ Relief – hope and compassion, one hot meal at a time Operation BBQ Relief is a non-profit providing meals following natural disasters and the COVID-19 response. They host BBQ Basics courses led by champion pitmasters and chefs and then connect participants with volunteer opportunities to help feed their communities. Recently, they held a course for Veterans at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. Several Veterans have now joined Operation BBQ Relief as volunteers.  LEARN MORE Veteran Job Board on RallyPoint  Create a free account and get discovered by Veteran employers here: RallyPoint.com/Jobs Allied Universal - Security Officer  Department of Veterans Affairs - Training Specialist  Humana - Inbound Customer Service & Call Center Rep Gessner Engineering - Survey Field Crew FIND A JOB POST A JOB VA engineers help keep our hospitals running. Apply today! Borne the Battle Podcast Marine Corps Veteran and Lakota Warrior Billy Mills is an Olympic gold medalist, Olympic Hall of Famer and World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Famer. Listen as Mills discusses his life, Olympic experience, service in the Marines and current work with Running Strong for American Indian Youth. LISTEN LEARN MORE Watch the virtual National Veterans Wheelchair Games opening ceremonies Worx Tools Discount code sent to email. Use coupon for 10% off next purchase. Microsoft – 10% off select products, Available for active military, Veterans, reservists and National Guard members Zappos – 10% off purchase VIEW ALL DISCOUNTS

VAntage Point Blogs: Rocky Mountain Network leaders describe a year of COVID-19 decisions Study yields insight on factors predicting response to PTSD treatments Study reports on experiences of LGB Vietnam-era Veterans Memory Club helps Veterans reflect on memories from their past VA hiring oncologists and hematologists for national teleoncology program Questions about COVID-19 vaccine, “You Asked, We Answered” 75,000+ Veterans have switched to the Veterans Benefits Banking Program Veterans have options as foreclosure, evictions bans set to expire VA News Releases: VA mandates COVID-19 vaccines among its medical employees including VHA facilities staff VA posts Under Secretary for Health job announcement Secretaries of USDA, HUD, VA, Treasury, and FHFA Acting Director release joint statement on agency actions to prevent evictions VA brings more appointees aboard VA to start processing disability claims for certain conditions related to particulate matter VA clinical breakthrough study shows effective male UTI treatments in just seven days

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