U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin – along with four other Democratic senators – introduced legislation this week to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for millions of dollars in medical bills for veterans who sought emergency care at non-VA hospitals nationwide. [more]
Released 7/5/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation today that would mandate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburse veterans’ emergency health care expenses from non-VA facilities that are not covered by the veteran’s private insurance. [more]
Released 7/1/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 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 5/18/20 | 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 5/14/20 | 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]
Released 5/13/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
Military.com's Patricia Kime features the latest findings of National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) and Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School (VLSC) white paper confirming the likely exposure to toxic herbicide agents including Agent Orange of veterans who served … [more]
Released 5/13/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
Connecting Vets Reporter Abbie Bennett highlights the findings of NVLSP and Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School (VLSC) new white paper, "NVLSP And VLSC White Paper Confirming That Veterans Who Served in Guam from 1962-1975 Were Likely Exposed to Dioxin-Containing Herbicide Agents … [more]
Released 5/11/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
NVLSP Executive Director Bart Stichman joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the latest developments in Wolfe v. Wilkie and for veterans seeking reimbursement for emergency medical care they received at non-VA facilities. [more]
Released 4/24/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
KARE-11 Investigative Reporter A.J. Lagoe interviews NVLSP Executive Director Bart Stichman on the recent action from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) which ordered the VA to begin on April 13, 2020 to send corrective notices to one million veterans whom VA misinformed … [more]
Released 4/23/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
The New York Times reports on the latest development in the National Veterans Legal Services Program ongoing legal challenge with the Pentagon over the posting of past decisions of the Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Boards for Correction of Military Records (BCMRs) that the Pentagon removed … [more]
Released 4/15/20 | Tags: