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For first time, some burn pit victims will get presumptive status for disability benefits

For first time, some burn pit victims will get presumptive status for disability benefits

Veterans exposed to harmful burn pit smoke while serving in certain overseas war zones will for the...
Local VA hospital increasing mental health resources amid Taliban take over in Afghanistan

Local VA hospital increasing mental health resources amid Taliban take over in Afghanistan

Many U.S. service members, veterans and active-duty members who served in Afghanistan are having a...
VA buddy check program helping local Afghanistan veterans

VA buddy check program helping local Afghanistan veterans

The events unfolding in Afghanistan have been hard to watch, particularly for our veterans who...
Nearly All VA Claims for Gulf War Illness Improperly Denied

“Nearly All” VA Claims for Gulf War Illness “Improperly Denied”

Suppose two people visited the same stateside U.S. military hospital at the same time: one a...
VA secretary promises urgency in implementing new Agent Orange presumptive benefits rules

VA secretary promises ‘urgency’ in implementing new Agent Orange presumptive benefits rules

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Tuesday promised an “urgent” review of new rules...
VA Defense Department under new pressure to help ailing veterans who served at toxic Uzbek base

VA, Defense Department under new pressure to help ailing veterans who served at toxic Uzbek base

Hundreds of veterans have come forward after a CBS News investigation revealed new evidence of...
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

The Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 (PL 116-23) extended the presumption of...
Troops exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam could be in line for presumptive benefits

Troops exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam could be in line for presumptive benefits

On Thursday, Pennsylvania Reps. Matt Cartwright (D) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R) introduced new...
For the US Vietnam-era covert special operators the quietest missions were also the most dangerous

For the US’s Vietnam-era covert special operators, the quietest missions were also the most dangerous

During the Vietnam War, a select group of US commandos carried out secret missions behind enemy...