Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...
Isakson Vows 'Blue Water' Relief; Trump Inflates Choice Still no solution on extending benefits for sailors affected by agent orange, and Choice act gets some funding
Veteran Toxic Exposure Fund Overhaul Proposal Ignites Fierce Debate over PACT Act Benefits VA officials testified during a hearing on Capitol Hill that they oppose the GOP's proposal, called the Toxic Exposure Fund...
VA Releases Updated List of Agent Orange Exposure Locations There were several locations outside Vietnam where military members could have been exposed.
VA Plans to Expand Agent Orange Disability Benefits to Cover Exposure in a Dozen New States In a proposed rule in the Federal Register, the VA said it will now grant presumptive status to veterans with Agent Orange...
1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...
PACT Act: Agent Orange Toxic Exposure The PACT Act added two new presumptive medical conditions for Agent Orange exposure plus five new presumptive Vietnam-era...
Why the US Used Agent Orange in Vietnam and What Makes It So Deadly The United States military sprayed nearly 12,000 square miles of Vietnamese jungles with the chemical defoliant over a 10...
PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions The PACT Act presumes a service connection for myriad conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated...
Hundreds of Thousands of Vets Have Filed Claims as PACT Act Celebrates 1st Year Veterans have filed nearly 843,448 PACT Act-related claims, with a roughly 78% approval rating. VA officials and veterans say...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped As Acceptable Identification The Transportation Security Administration's Credential Authentication Technology reads the cards' INDEF date field as...
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a...
Several Dozen Ships Lost Propulsion in Maryland Waters Before Key Bridge Collapse: 'You're Basically Just Drifting' What went wrong aboard the Dali, the 984-foot ship that weighed 112,000 tons when it struck the bridge, and whether it could...
Military Advocacy Group Seeks to Prevent Changes to Tricare for Life After Fees Suggestion The Military Officers Association of America, or MOAA, wants to prevent any discussion of enrollment fees for Tricare for...