Senators have reached a deal on a bipartisan burn pits bill marking a major step forward for veterans fighting for access to healthcare and disability benefits when they return from ...
Disability payouts for new conditions related to burn pit smoke and other combat zone toxic exposure incidents likely won’t happen for another six months at the earliest, but Veterans Affairs ...
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough says he feels personal urgency to speed up efforts to help veterans suffering from toxic exposure injuries.Denis McDonough was part of President Barack Obama’s ...
Single Judge Application; solvent; Veterans Benefits Administration documents undermine the Secretary’s current claim of ignorance as to what constitutes a solvent. See, e.g., VA ADJUDICATIONS PROCEDURES MANUAL (M21-1MR), pt. ...
President Joe Biden is directing Veterans Affairs officials to revamp how they evaluate and approve veterans disability claims related to toxic exposure, with an eye towards dramatically expanding the number ...
HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont soldier who was exposed to smoke from pits used to burn waste while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq has died of cancer, just months ...
The NVLSP launched its Burn Claim Assistance program: Details at the NVLSP website: Burn Pit Claim AssistanceThe 5, 10, 20 year rules... Five Year Rule) If you have had the ...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he is “frustrated” by his department’s slow pace of expanding benefits for military burn pit victims but insists that federal rules limit his ability ...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he is “frustrated” by his department’s slow pace of expanding benefits for military burn pit victims but insists that federal rules limit his ability ...
The Senate is reviewing a bill to expand the number of conditions related to Gulf War Service beyond the three issues that recently were added (asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis). The ...