The families and victims of those who suffered injuries in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania may soon be getting a settlement from the country of Sudan. The United States Supreme Court heard arguments from lawyers representing…
On Dec. 17, The U.S. Senate approved the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86-8, which contains a provision allowing active-duty military personnel and their surviving families to seek compensation for military medical malpractice. President Donald…
An old legal precedent that protects negligent medical professionals is being challenged by a 35-year-old Army Green Beret. Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal underwent a CT scan of his lungs is challenging the Feres Doctrine after he says VA medical…
Veterans who were treated for the cost of their emergency care at non-VA hospitals may soon see reimbursement checks. An appeals court has ruled the Department of Veterans Affairs is responsible for the care Veterans receive outside of VA hospitals.…
Today, there are more than 1.7 million veterans who receive mental health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of whom have received a PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis. PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder triggered by traumatic…
For decades, Navy veterans who served on open sea ships off the shore of Vietnam have been blocked from the same Veterans Affairs benefits given to those who served in the war on land or inland waterways. The government long…
By the late 1970s, the delayed health effects from Agent Orange exposure in the Vietnam War rose to the level of national concern once it was realized that small traces of toxic chemicals were in the Monsanto herbicide. While Agent…
In April 2019, the United States officially declared the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. The controversial move raises concerns even among some in the Trump Administration about potential risks to U.S. troops in the Middle…
Hundreds of U.S. veterans are suing Minnesota-based 3M over allegedly defective earplugs issued to soldiers for a little over a decade—despite knowing of the defects. These military earplug lawsuits allege that the company’s failure to disclose earplug design defects caused…