Blast exposure and long-term diagnoses among veterans: a millennium cohort study investigation of high-level blast and low-level blast.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of blast overpressure (BOP) on brain health are increasingly recognized, yet longitudinal research into these effects after separation from military service remains limited. This study assessed the association between high-level blast (HLB) and low-level blast (LLB) exposure during military service using data from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) and diagnoses related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosed in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Method

MCS participants were included in the analytic sample if they responded to the 2013 survey, were separated from military service, and utilized VHA care for at least 2 years. HLB exposure was assessed using self-report of injury from a "blast/explosion/bullet" in the 2013 survey; LLB risk was det

SUBMITTER: Martindale SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352330 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature