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...
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...
VA Plans Events Across the Country to Help with Filing Toxic Exposure Claims Aug. 9 is the last day veterans and survivors will be able to receive PACT Act medical benefits backdated to the law's...
Get Maximum PACT Act Benefits: Aug. 9 Is the Deadline to Get Pay Backdated to 2022 Aug. 9 is the last day veterans and survivors will be able to receive PACT Act medical benefits backdated to the law's...
Special PACT Act Enrollment Period for Veterans Ends in September Post-9/11 combat veterans' open enrollment period to sign up for Department of Veterans Affairs health care ends Sept. 30.
Survivors of Vets Who Died from PACT Act Illnesses Can Reapply for Benefits Dependent family members of veterans who died from illnesses covered by the PACT Act can soon reapply for survivor's benefits...
Health Care Enrollment Up 17% at VA Since Passage of Toxic Exposure Law VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said it's too early to know whether the sign-ups are related to the...
VA Warns Against PACT Act Fraud Targeting Veterans The VA is warning veterans to avoid PACT Act fraud and to be wary of third parties such as non-VA-accredited law firms...
Making Sure Vets Get PACT Act Benefits Is New House Veterans Affairs Chairman's Top Priority Rep. Mike Bost said he sees no signs that the VA is being overwhelmed, noting that the law also gave the department the...
VA Starts Early Review of Claims for Veterans With Terminal Illnesses Under the PACT Act The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has started considering claims from veterans with fatal illnesses and will...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
Army Investigating Gen. Kurilla, Head of Central Command, over Allegations He Shoved an Airman One of the Pentagon's top generals is under investigation for allegedly shoving an airman on a flight in early September, a...
2024 Veterans Day Retail Deals and Discounts Businesses are saluting Veterans Day with a host of discounts and freebies for veterans, service members and their families.
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
