A four year battle with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over whether Air Force Reservists who flew C-123 planes should get Agent Orange benefits is almost at an end. We have written previously on the inexplicable delays these reservists…
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VA Announcement on Agent Orange Benefits for C-124 Air Force Reservists Could Come Soon
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New Bills Would Give Blue Water Navy Vets Service-Connection for Agent Orange Diseases
We want to thank the Blue Water Navy Awareness group for sharing with us two critical pieces of legislation that were recently introduced in Congress. The pair of bills relate to Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and their ability to…
Tagged with: Agent Orange, Blue Water Navy, Blue Water Navy Awareness, HR, Navy Personnel, PLLC, Vietnam
Gulf War Syndrome is going to be for us what Agent Orange was for the Vietnam Veterans
Thousands of veterans who served during the Gulf War in the 1990s continue to report mysterious symptoms, especially short-term memory loss and debilitating fatigue, over 20 years later. The collection of ailments that active duty soldiers and veterans reported after…
VA Hits Important Benchmark, but Problem Far from Solved
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) took a step forward toward alleviating the backlog of disability claims, but that problem is still far from solved. For the first time since February 2011, the number of backlogged disability claims dropped below…
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Understanding VA Disability Benefits
By Cindy S. Alvear, Esq. and Julian E. Gray, CELA The Special Needs Alliance and The Arc collaborate on issues of mutual interest. The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively…
Veterans Disability Attorney Comments on Shrinking Disability Benefits Backlog
In an address to disabled veterans, President Obama announced that the backlog of disability claims was shrinking. At the Disabled American Veterans annual meeting earlier this year, Obama stated that the backlog of disability benefits claims had shrink by…
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Former VA Secretary Calls for VA Disability Benefits Reform
According to former VA Secretary Anthony J. Principi, the VA backlog of disability claims is in large part due to the more recent policy decisions and laws have burdened the system. Principi argued that current eligibility requirements are far more…
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