Agent Orange Exposure Doubles Risk of Developing Dementia, Study Finds The research also discovered that the exposed vets were diagnosed an average of 15 months earlier than non-exposed veterans.
Defense Bill Would Add 3 New Diseases to Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions List The measure would give 34K vets with hypothyroidism, bladder cancer or Parkinsonism access to compensation and care.
Research Delays Push Back VA Decision on New Agent Orange Conditions 34K Vietnam vets were exposed to herbicides and later diagnosed with bladder cancer, Parkinsonism or hypothyroidism.
VA Won't Fight Court Ruling Awarding Payments to 'Blue Water Navy' Vietnam Vets The Department of Veterans Affairs has no plans to challenge a court ruling last week.
VA Says It Has Already Awarded More Than Half a Billion in 'Blue Water Navy' Claims Nearly half of the more than 69,000 claims for "Blue Water Navy" Agent Orange benefits have been processed.
Senators Push to Extend Care to 34,000 More Veterans for Agent Orange Diseases As Congress' year draws to an end, senators have ramped up efforts to add to the list of illnesses linked to herbicide use.
Senate Approves New Agent Orange Presumptive Diseases, Tees Up House Showdown Senators voted to add bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism to the list of Agent Orange presumptives.
Lawmakers Try to Expand List of Diseases Eligible for Agent Orange Benefits They would add three diseases to the VA's Agent Orange presumptives list but leave off hypertension.
Report Claims Vietnam-Era Veterans Were Exposed to Agent Orange on Guam Two groups published a paper saying that vets who served on Guam between 1962 and 1975 likely were exposed to herbicides.
VA Expands Agent Orange Claim Eligibility The chemical killed any plants in its way, but it wasn’t particularly good for humans either.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...