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VA secretary worries mistrust, awareness holding back benefits claims
Only a small number of vets eligible for PACT Act benefits have applied.
Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman said he is dismayed that the issue hasn't already been settled.
VA secretary promises ‘urgency’ in implementing new Agent Orange presumptive benefits rules
But Denis McDonough did not offer a specific timeline on when veterans will see changes put in place.
Raise the Black Flag: Nellis launches new Air Force operational test event
Black Flag aims to be the testing equivalent of the Air Force’s Red Flag training exercise.
Vietnam veterans with bladder cancer, other serious illnesses would get presumptive benefit status in final defense budget bill
Hypertension, bladder cancer, Parkinsonism or hypothyroidism would all be included as presumed conditions caused by Agent Orange exposure under the plan.
New court ruling could give thousands of Vietnam vets and survivors overdue disability payouts
Federal officials still have not decided if they will appeal the ruling.
VA finishes digitizing deck logs for blue water Vietnam veterans, should speed disability claims
More than 22,500 blue water veterans or survivors have received VA benefits payouts since January.
VA would be forced to add three illnesses to Agent Orange presumptive list under Senate-passed plan
The proposal, attached to the annual defense authorization bill, would add bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-like symptoms to the list.
Trump administration right to proceed cautiously with Agent Orange benefit expansion
Expanding benefits for Agent Orange exposure despite continued gaps in research sets a bad precedent, say the authors of this commentary.
By Darin Selnick and Dan Caldwell
Agent Orange decision delay draws criticism
About 191,000 sick veterans are waiting for the Trump Administration to add new diseases to the Agent Orange list.
By Patricia Kime
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 Jon Simkins