Vietnam veteran, daughter sue VA over Agent Orange birth defect benefits
The VA provides disability compensation for birth defects to the children of women Vietnam veterans, but not to the children of men who served in the war.
By Patricia Kime
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US raid allegedly killed undercover agent instead of IS official
A raid by U.S. forces and a Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State official instead reportedly killed a local man who was working to gather intel.
Woman previously charged with trespassing at CIA, asking for ‘Agent Penis’ arrested once again
One does not simply get a meeting with Agent Penis.
By J.D. Simkins
New list of Agent Orange test and storage sites omits more than 40 previously identified locations
A new Pentagon list of Agent Orange test and storage sites adds new locales and facilities while deleting others.
By Patricia Kime
VA disputes science panel’s findings on proposed Agent Orange diseases; decision not expected until late 2020
VA maintains it will wait for the outcome of two studies before rendering a decision on new Agent Orange benefits
By Patricia Kime
The greater threat to military veterans: An invisible enemy or broken promises?
The author of this commentary says the government needs to diagnose and treat conditions associated with toxic environmental exposures, and factor those costs, to include compensatory and survivor benefits, into the equation when calculating the actual cost of war.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
New interactive map helps ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans locate ship positions
Veterans can use a new interactive tool to locate their ships' positions off Vietnam. Meanwhile, VA is processing Blue Water Navy claims.
By Patricia Kime
Study results on new Agent Orange diseases not expected until ‘late 2020’ says VA secretary
In a letter to Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Wilkie said the studies must be analyzed and reviewed before a decision is made.
By Patricia Kime
Congress to VA: Tell us your plan for adding diseases to Agent Orange presumptives list
The federal funding bill contains a provision that will require VA to respond on whether it plans to add new diseases to the list of conditions linked to herbicide exposure.
By Patricia Kime
Vietnam vet’s widow wins dispute with Navy over prescription bill
Her husband died in 1999 from cancer linked to Agent Orange.
By Lana Ferguson, The Island Packet via the AP
Maryland man faked being an Army Criminal Investigation agent, police say
Police say that a Maryland man who impersonated an FBI agent in Delaware two years ago is in trouble again. Police say that this time the man impersonated an Army Criminal Investigation agent.
Senators ramp up pressure on proposed Agent Orange presumptive conditions
Democrats took to the floor of the Senate Wednesday to press for a decision on new Agent Orange presumptives.
By Patricia Kime