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I sounded the alarm on burn pits — now I see smoke at the VA

The impact of VA Secretary Collins' staffing cuts remains hazy, not unlike the downwind side of a burn pit, Dan Clare of DAV argues in this op-ed.

Report: Vets wait decades for help on military toxic exposure issues

Advocates are pushing for reforms after finding that vets average a three-decade wait for full help with toxic exposure conditions.

Vets’ PACT Act claims continue to rise, two years after law’s passage

More than 1 million disability claims related to military toxic exposure have been approved in the first two years of the veterans benefits legislation.

Military burn pit exposure not tracked properly, DOD watchdog warns

A new report looks at burn pits not created by U.S. personnel that are near military sites.