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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
NVLSP joined MOAA and more than 30 other VSOs to help advance amendments to FY2021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for presumptive coverage of bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism for veterans who are suffering from these diseases as a result of their exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. [more]
Released 7/14/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
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Released 5/18/20 at Stars and Stripes | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
Seth Robson of Stars and Stripe reported on National Veterans Legal Services Program and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School new white paper on veterans who served in Guam between 1962 and 1975 and their likely exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides containing dioxins. … [more]
Released 5/14/20 at The Guam Daily Post | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
A new report says evidence "strongly shows" that veterans who served on Guam during the Vietnam War were exposed to Agent Orange and other herbicides containing dioxins. [more]
Released 5/13/20 at PNC | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
A research report released by two veteran advocacy groups has given a boost to compensation claims made by Vietnam-era vets who served on Guam. [more]
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