NVLSP Commends Bipartisan Senate Passage of The Honoring Our PACT Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August, 2, 2022 WASHINGTON --The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) commends Chairman Tester and Ranking Member Moran for their bipartisan leadership and steadfast efforts to ensure that the … [more]
Released 8/2/22 | Tags: Agent Orange, Burn Pits, Congressional Legislation, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) Executive Director Paul Wright issued the following statement in response to the Senate's vote to block Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act last night. The PACT Act is the most comprehensive … [more]
Released 7/28/22 | Tags: Agent Orange, Burn Pits, Congressional Legislation, Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
Released 7/18/22 at The Washington Post | Tags:
NVLSP Director of Litigation Renee Burbank talks with The Washingon Post's Casey Parks regarding NVLSP's recent VA FOIA filing on the agency's LGBTQ guidance announced in 2021 and the challenges faced by LBGTQ veterans with less than honorable discharges. Read the full article … [more]
Released 6/29/22 | Tags: Burn Pits, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), Toxic Exposures, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP's Director of Litigation Renee Burbank provided valuable analysis on the impact of United States Supreme Court decision in Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety. NVLSP filed a “friend of the Court” brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of … [more]
Released 3/8/22 at WAVY 10 | Tags:
NVLSP Director of Litigation Renee Burbank offers her insight on the devastating impact on veterans of VA Caregiver rule changes. [more]