Latest "toxic exposure veterans" stories

Troops who deployed seem to have lower risk of cancer death: study

The results are most likely proof of the “healthy deployer effect” as troops are required to be in fairly good health to go overseas.

By Meghann Myers

2 months ago

President Biden sits at desk smiling and holding PACT Act bill he just signed as he is surrounded by smiling advocates, veterans and their families looking down at him.

Biden signs burn pit exposure health bill into law

Biden called the PACT Act one of the most important changes to veteran support policies in decades.

By Leo Shane III and Jonathan Lehrfeld

9 months ago

This week in Congress: VA policy talk before fall break

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 23, 2019.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Court rules VA must pay disability benefits to ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans

The decision could affect up to 90,000 veterans who have been petitioning VA officials for disability payouts for years.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

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