by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 19, 2022 | Burn Pits
By Leo Shane III (MilitaryTimes) Starting on 8 Nov, all patients visiting Veterans Affairs health care facilities will undergo new toxic exposure screenings in an effort to monitor for signs of illness and inform veterans that they may qualify for new benefits. The...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Nov 25, 2021 | Burn Pits
11 Nov 2021 Military.com | By Patricia Kime The Biden administration is moving to improve the disability claims process for veterans with illnesses linked to toxic exposure, such as respiratory disease and lung cancer, and make it easier for them to connect with...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 6, 2021 | Benefits, Burn Pits
By Leo Shane III (MilitaryTimes) Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he is “frustrated” by his department’s slow pace of expanding benefits for military burn pit victims but insists that federal rules limit his ability to move quicker on the issue. In an...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 29, 2021 | Benefits, Burn Pits, Legislative
Chairman Jon Tester of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee recently unveiled legislation that would provide generations of veterans suffering from toxic exposure the benefits and care they need and are entitled to receive as a matter of principal....
by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 23, 2021 | Burn Pits, Legislative
By KARIN ZEITVOGEL | STARS AND STRIPESPublished: April 12, 2021 In the 19 years since he served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan, former Air Force Maj. Brian Liebenow has had at least two types of cancer, lost half his jaw to radiation damage, had one of his...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 29, 2021 | Burn Pits, Legislative
By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPESPublished: March 23, 2021 Sens. Thom Tillis and Maggie Hassan have reintroduced a bill to reform how veterans exposed to toxins receive health care and benefits and requires the use of new scientific evidence to establish whether...
