The Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed an amendment to the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that would add three diseases to the list of illnesses presumed to be linked to Agent Orange. If approved, the measure would provide…
As of March 26, the United States has surpassed other countries and now tops the world’s charts with the highest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Since China’s notification to the World Health Organization of “an unknown pneumonia” within its borders…
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…
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…
State lawmakers from around the country have been working on a comprehensive plan to tackle some of the many problems facing veterans: cost of living, home loans, access to healthcare and burial costs. Cost of living adjustment In June, Senators Johnny…
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…
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…