Routine blasts linked to lasting anger and aggression in veterans

Researchers analyzed 3.64 million clinical notes from 10,000 veterans and found those in high-blast occupations had 17.2% anger/violence notes vs 12.0% in controls, with 22% higher odds even after adjusting for PTSD and other factors, suggesting cumulative routine blast exposure may contribute to long-term anger and aggression; limitations include exposure inferred from job codes and underreporting. The study calls for safer training protocols and better exposure tracking.