Ashley Murray, Wisconsin Examiner The Department of Veterans Affairs can continue providing service members with access to abortion in cases of life-threatening complications, rape or incest, after the U.S. Senate narrowly blocked a measure Wednesday that would have scrapped a new Biden administration rule. The VA policy, which also includes …
Read More »Thousands Of Veterans Deluge VA With Claims For Toxic Exposure Benefits, Health Care
Jennifer Shutt, Indiana Capital Chronicle The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and benefits under the landmark toxic exposure law Congress passed earlier this year. …
Read More »VA Adds 9 Respiratory Cancers To List Of Illnesses Caused By Burn Pits
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that it created a fast-track to disability compensation for veterans who developed one of nine rare respiratory cancers because of their exposure to toxic burn pits during overseas deployments. The cancers were added to the department’s presumptive list, which lowers the amount …
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