Join the Million Veteran Program to take the survey today
VA’s Million Veteran Program (MVP) recently launched the Military Experiences and Toxic Exposures Survey to learn more about the ways military experiences and toxic exposures affect health. MVP, VA’s largest research effort, is studying health conditions that matter to Veterans, including mental health, heart health, cancer, tinnitus and more. All Veterans are invited to join MVP and complete the survey.
What does the Military Experiences and Toxic Exposures Survey ask about?
The survey asks questions about:
- Your military service and deployment history.
- Occupation(s) in and out of the military.
- Military job tasks and deployment activities.
- Exposure to toxic or hazardous substances while deployed.
- Exposure to loud sounds.
- Combat experiences.
- Lifestyle and home exposures.
By completing this survey, you can help researchers better understand how to screen for, detect, prevent and treat health conditions associated with military experiences and exposures. This survey is for health research purposes and will not impact your disability benefits or your access to VA health care.
How do I take the Military Experiences and Toxic Exposures Survey?
All Veterans are invited to join the Million Veteran Program and take the survey.
To join MVP today, visit www.mvp.va.gov, click “Sign in” and then “Get started.”
Veterans who are already part of MVP can take the survey using the following steps:
- Visit www.mvp.va.gov and click “Sign in.”
- Choose a secure VA partner to sign in.
- Once you are signed in, select “Surveys” and then “Continue.”
- Click “Toxic Exposures Survey” icon.
- Click “Start the survey.”
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If only my DNA could be used! As a person with a Bone Marrow Transplant from an unknown donor, I can’t provide their DNA in my blood sample. WHY can’t you use other DNA samples? This exclusion of those with a BMT/Unknown Donor removes many veterans from this valuable research…and makes it’s limitations an example of misguided research! My DNA, my experience and my details are important as a veteran, and skewing results that exclude a major set of people may make this research too biased for acceptable scientific practices. Anyone citing this MVP research now has an asterisk attached for this poor exclusion practice as it no longer relates to ALL VETERANS equally!
The Air Force sent me to a toxic waste base closed in 1989 and the VA doesn’t even acknowledge public record. I was stationed at Griffiss AFB from Feb 1985 to Jun 1986 and worked in the Nuclear Trailer Maintenance shop and Weapons Storage Area. How many toxins beside Trichloroethane & PD680 was I exposed to?
The Air Force sent me to a toxic waste base closed in 1989 and the VA doesn’t even acknowledge public record. I was stationed at Griffiss AFB from Feb 1985 to Jun 1986 and worked in the Nuclear Trailer Maintenance shop and Weapons Storage Area. How many toxins beside Trichloroethane & PD680 was I exposed to?
most l likely already regist
Why? VA will just keep ignoring me begging for help with chronic fatigue, cognitive, and digestive issues even if they find a cure for it all hiding in the data. They do all they can to avoid honoring the contract we signed. I can’t fathom why, other than greed and cruelty.
Why join all the VA Doctors never heard of MVP or is it a black members only?
I already belong to MVP, and have been a participant for at least 3 years or more.
Most everyone in Vietnam was subjected to one or many toxic agents.
I agree. It came to my attention a few years ago that all Navy personnel were exposed to agent orange in their drinking water if nothing else due to the desalinization processes inability to remove it. Inhaling diesel fumes constantly emitted by Naval ships may have contributed to contracting Rheumatoid Arthritis… Maybe even Tinnitus, or that may be due to loud and/or constant noise? Haven’t seen any cures for these issues yet.
Yes, hopefully this survey shows something that can help the vets from the problem they have any information is better than none. Keep on trying to see if we can solve all our pros problems.