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VA Secretary Vowed to Urgently Review New Toxic Exposure Benefit Rules
This week, VA Secretary Denis McDonough vowed to crucially review the new rules for presumptive benefits for Vietnam Veterans with toxic exposure. However, he failed to give a specific timeline for when these rules will be implemented. According to an article published by MilitaryTimes.com, “In January, officials from President Donald Trump’s VA leadership team said…
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New Toxic Exposure Research Initiative to be Launched by the VA
In 2021, a large-scale and extensive research initiative that will focus on environmental exposures in the military and their relation to illnesses affecting veterans will be launched by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). According to an article published by MilitaryTimes, “VA researchers have been speaking with veterans about the environmental toxins they think encountered…
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New OATH Act could help vets get treatment for toxic exposure
In an effort to increase access to disability benefits and treatment at the Department of Veterans Affairs, a new bill (now connected to the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2020) requires that servicemembers include whether they were exposed to toxic materials in their medical records. Later this year, lawmakers will rectify the…
