Court Orders VA To Redecide Thousands of Benefit Claims Denied for Agent Orange-Related Diseases Filed by Veterans Who Served in the Territorial Sea of Vietnam- -Decision Marks Fourth Time Court Has Found That VA Violated 29-Year Old Class Action Consent Decree- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November … [more]
Released 11/6/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) attended a press conference in support of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY)and Rep. Raul Ruiz’s M.D. (D-CA) new legislation, the “Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020.” The bill, an amendment to Title 38, U.S.C., would provide a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to toxins, and other purposes. This legislation would ease the burden of proof for veterans seeking VA benefits for medical conditions resulting from their exposure to burn pits and other toxic emissions during their military service. [more]
Released 9/15/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
Released 11/17/20 at AARP | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
A U.S. District Court in California ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reevaluate thousands of denied benefit claims for exposure to Agent Orange filed by so-called Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans, service members who were stationed on ships in deep waters off the coast of Vietnam during the war. [more]
Released 11/16/20 at Military.com | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP's Success: Military.com's Richard Sisk reported on that the Department of Veterans Affairs has no plans to challenge a court ruling last week ordering it to make retroactive payments to a small class of "Blue Water Navy" Vietnam veterans and their survivors who were wrongly denied … [more]
Released 11/16/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
A recent court order could give up to 15,000 Vietnam veterans previously denied disability benefits an average of $28,000 in backdated payouts, but federal officials could still yet try to appeal the ruling in coming weeks. [more]