Watchdog: VA may have overpaid millions in Gulf War Syndrome benefits
Investigators estimate that the Veterans Benefits Administration “prematurely” approved thousands of claims.
Veterans
Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure
The first anniversary of the PACT Act, sweeping toxic exposure legislation expanding health and disability benefits for veterans, is Thursday.
Biden calls caring for burn pit illnesses a ‘sacred obligation’
In a speech to veterans in Texas, the president continued his push to improve benefits and care for those who served alongside burning waste pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pentagon not doing enough to control open burning, report says
The Radford Army Ammunition Plant emits nearly three million pounds of pollutants each year
Burn pit injuries will be focus of Biden’s trip to Texas this week
The move follows comments from the president in his State of the Union address asking Congress to do more to help those veterans.
Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
Biden vows VA will do better on veterans’ burn pit illnesses
The president used his State of the Union address to promise more benefits and help for military toxic exposure victims.
Burn pit benefits, veterans care to be major themes of Biden’s State of the Union speech
The president will also discuss financial help and mental health resources for veterans during his address to Congress.
Sweeping burn pit benefits bill set for House vote next week
The measure could provide new veterans benefits to as many as one in every five living veterans.
Paying the cost of war through bipartisan action, not words
The use of toxic chemicals in war zones and combat operations dates back more than a century ago.
New burn pit bill promises immediate help for vets, but some call ‘BS’
The new Senate proposal is at odds with a more ambitious House plan to address toxic exposure injuries.
