Posts tagged with ‘exposure’

  • VA places hold on Camp Lejeune Veterans bladder cancer claims

    By on March 29, 2016

    Attention, Camp Lejeune Veterans! The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer deny claims for bladder cancer, instead placing...

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  • IOM: Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism Link Veterans and Agent Orange

    By on March 11, 2016

    In its 10th and final report on Veterans and Agent Orange, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has upgraded the...

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  • VA: No new dates, ships for Blue Water Veterans

    By on February 8, 2016

    It appears that Blue Water Veterans have lost another battle with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In a...

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    December 7 Veterans News

    By on December 7, 2015

    Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies to mark attack (CNN.com) On the day the nation pays tribute to those who perished...

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  • Special consideration for exposure to Agent Orange in Thailand

    By on December 2, 2015

    In a seemingly abrupt turnaround, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published a change in the Adjudication Manual...

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    November 27 Veterans News

    By on November 27, 2015

    Victory for military dogs: They can now be adopted by U.S. handlers (Washington Examiner) In Washington, D.C., President Obama...

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    October 30 Veterans News

    By on October 30, 2015

    Senate bill would block VA from cutting aid to homeless vets (Tacoma News-Tribune) The Senate on Thursday passed a...

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    October 28 Veterans News

    By on October 28, 2015

    Clinton campaign backtracks on VA claim after widespread criticism (CNN.com) Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Tuesday backed away from the...

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    October 16 Veterans News

    By on October 16, 2015

    Agent Orange linked to increased MGUS risk in some Vietnam vets (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) Fifty years after...

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    October 12 Veterans News

    By on October 12, 2015

    War vets suspect burn pits causing thousands of serious illnesses (Philly.com) The smoke sometimes turned from black to green,...

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