About us • BurnPits 360 is a national veterans service organization. Our mission is to

provide resources, information, research, and legislative action as a pathway of advocacy for those affected by the effects of deployment airborne related hazards and toxic exposure.

• In an effort to create awareness after meeting an online community of

individuals affected and receiving a recommendation to collect data to prove a correlation between the exposures and the illnesses and deaths, we formed BurnPits 360.

• Currently, we are educating service members, veterans, and their families

for a boots on the ground outreach campaign to advocate and educate their healthcare providers, legislators, and community.

The Challenges • National registry does not capture true symptoms or diagnosis due to lack

of category in which veteran or service member can self report their exposures and health problems.

• National registry is not user friendly resulting in high non-completion rate according to the data reported by IOM and VA.

• Registry does not allow families of the fallen to self-report a death entry. • Veterans and service members not familiar with medical terminology. • Currently outreach and awareness is non-existent according to veterans

and service members. • Data captured in the registry does not allow us the opportunity for

specialized healthcare or compensation benefits. Currently, Veterans have to travel to access care through private insurance providers, and at few VA’s that acknowledge the association between exposure and diseases.

Solution Recommendations

• Revise registry to include an open category where true symptoms can be self-reported.

• Allow a section for families of the fallen to report a death entry.

• Capturing symptoms and illnesses will justify legislative action for specialized healthcare, presumptive list of illnesses for compensation, and benefits.

• Conduct an effective national and state outreach marketing campaign to include private organizations, VSOs, and community stakeholders.

Registry Data

• Burnpits 360 registry contains approximately 4,000 self reported entries of service members, soldiers, and families of fallen heroes.

• Of those 4,000 entries over 90% suffer from respiratory symptoms or

disease. Other symptoms reported are headaches, GI issues, memory loss, cancer, rashes, and many others.

• Our registry indicates a high percentage of individuals who have

undergone lung biopsies and received a zero compensation rating due to constrictive bronchiolitis being a new disease that is not listed as a category in the VA/DOD CFRs (code of federal regulation).

Widow Of A Fallen Hero (testimonial) “To Whom it may concern, My daughter and I lost my husband 2yrs ago to cancer from exposure to burn pits while serving in Iraq. By this point the registry was not available. We hope that his passing and suffering was not in vain. That those who have passed still can make a difference and be allowed in the registry. Thank you for your time.” Sincerely Maria Matic

Burn Pit Victim Name Age Telephone Number Email Address Military Service Branch ARMY | MARINES | NAVY | AIR FORCE | COAST GUARD Military Status Active Duty | Retired | Reservist Military Base/FOB Where Did You Live On Base (miles or meters) Active Duty Tour Year (LIST START & SEPARATION DATES FOR ALL TOURS) MOS During Tour In Iraq Military | Contractor | Federal Employee | Civilian Did You Work Directly At The Burn Pits Yes | No Were You Given A Mask Yes | No

Where did you work (miles or meters) Lung Biopsy Performed Yes Open Lung | No Physician & Facility That Performed Lung Biopsy Other Symptoms of Illnesses (Please list anything not already included) Current Health Care Providers/Facilities Are You On Oxygen Yes | No How Often Are You On Oxygen 24 hours a day | As Needed | Other Legal Representation Yes | No Are You Receiving Service Connected Compensation For Burn Pit Exposures? Yes | No Services Needed Cancer Diagnosis Yes | No | Active | Remission | Deceased

Cancer‐Type Of AML-Acute Myeloid Leukemia Anaplastic Astrocytoma Large Cell Lymphoma Renal Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Mouth Cancer Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma Hodgkins Lymphoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Gastro esophageal Carcinoma Aplastic Anemia Dysgerminoma (Ovarian Cancer) Lymphatic Cancer Meningioma (Brain Tumor) Testicular Cancer Breast Cancer Glioblastoma Aggressive Aplastic Anemia Synovial Sarcoma CML Gastro esophageal Adenocarcinoma Non Hodgkins Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma Brain Neoplastic Astrocytoma

Symptoms & Diagnosis Shortness Of Breath (MILD) JOGGING Shortness Of Breath (MODERATE) WALK ONE BLOCK Shortness Of Breath (SEVERE) ONE ROOM TO OTHER High Blood Pressure Nausea GI Bleeding Muscle Pain Muscle Twitching Joint Stiffness Joint Pain Abdominal Pain Stomach Distention/Bloating Chronic Cough Chest Pain Memory Loss Fatigue Chronic Cough Choking Spasms GI Bleeding Low Vitamin D Level Low Testosterone Level Infertility Intestinal Parasite Infections Skin Lesions Headaches Gallbladder Removal Weight Loss Dyspnea Paralysis Diarrhea Lupus Acid Reflux Blurred Vision Fibromyalgia Polyps

Was Pre Deployment Health Exam Normal Yes | No Have You Had A PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) Yes | No Have You Ever Smoked Yes | No If Yes How Many Packs Per Day How Many Years Since You Stopped Smoking If Yes How Many Years Did You Smoke Do You Still Smoke Yes | No

• Death • Healthcare • Social Security

(Compassionate Allowance)

• Legislative •Medical • Scientific

•Develop Centers Of Excellence

•Develop medical protocol/program within DOD/VA Systems.

• Financial hardship • Loss Of Civilian/military

employment • Suicide(result of

combat & toxic exposure)

Compensation Specialized Healthcare

Benefits Research

For more information on BurnPits 360

Rosie Torres rosie.torres@burnpits360.org

361-816-4015

Retired Captain Leroy Torres Leroy.torres03@gmail.com

361-877-0323