by Rikki Almanza | Sep 5, 2024
Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a $15 million bill to fund research into birth defects and health conditions affecting the children and grandchildren of Veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during military service. The “Molly R....
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 30, 2024
A report this summer from a government watchdog estimates that the VA has failed to inform up to 87,000 Vietnam War Veterans and their survivors that they may now qualify for retroactive compensation benefits due to exposure to toxic herbicides like Agent Orange,...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 22, 2024
A new website and call center have been launched by the VA and the Biden-Harris Administration to protect Veterans, Service Members, and their families from fraud and scams. The website, VSAFE.gov, and the call center at 1-833-38V-SAFE (1-833-388-7233), are designed...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 5, 2024
Over the past 12 years, nearly 122,000 disabled Veterans have been required to return payouts they received to leave the military, according to data obtained by NBC News. A little-known federal law prevents Veterans from receiving both disability benefits and special...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 29, 2024
Jon Stewart is urging the Biden administration to address an oversight in the PACT Act, which has excluded coverage for some of the first U.S. troops who responded after the September 11 attacks. These troops were deployed to Karshi-Khanabad, K2, in Uzbekistan, a base...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 16, 2024
A federal judge has ruled that the VA discriminates against Disabled Veterans through its housing policy on the West Los Angeles campus, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. The VA outsources housing construction to developers who use tax credit financing, which has...
