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Bill introduced by California lawmaker would expand VA criteria for Agent Orange exposure benefits

Bill introduced by California lawmaker would expand VA criteria for Agent Orange exposure benefits

by Christian Southards | Dec 11, 2020

The Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act, which provides additional VA coverage for veterans exposed to Agent Orange, has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If this provision of the NDAA is made into law, the VA’s current list of...
20 groups call on VA to add more diseases to Agent Orange list

20 groups call on VA to add more diseases to Agent Orange list

by Jared Morgan | Nov 21, 2019

A coalition of some 20 veterans groups and others are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to add four diseases to the list of those potentially caused by Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. In a Nov. 15 letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, the...
President signs Blue Water Navy Veterans Act into law

President signs Blue Water Navy Veterans Act into law

by caLegion Contributor | Jun 26, 2019

The decades-long fight for Blue Water Navy veterans to receive VA disability benefits for illnesses linked to exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War is over. On Tuesday, June 25, President Trump signed into law H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans...
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