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What are burn pits? How toxic blazes endangered Iraq, Afghanistan military veterans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe rights of American veterans took center stage last year after a bill to expand health care...
Screenings for military veterans who may have had toxic exposure Monday at Legion
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVeterans who have experienced health issues because of toxic exposure during their military service...
Biden signs PACT Act into law, expanding benefits for roughly 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) into...
Biden signs historic health care bill addressing toxic burn pits. But what exactly are they?
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoStory at a glance President Biden signed the PACT Act into law on Wednesday, expanding health care...
Battling bureaucracy after burn pits: Why are contractors left behind?
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoEditor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horsenewsletter. As an Army infantryman,...
President Joe Biden signs Jerry Moran's bill on toxic burn pits after Republican opposition...
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden, whose elder son Beau died of cancer years after deploying to Iraq, signed...
How burn pits may have raised veterans' risk of rare cancers and respiratory illnesses
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwenty-five Republican senators who previously supported a bill to expand healthcare for veterans...
What veterans exposed to toxic burn pits should know about the PACT Act's new benefits
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring a visit Tuesday to a Des Moines medical center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary...
‘You just sentenced veterans to death’: Democrats and veterans outraged as GOP senators block burn...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublican senators have been accused of “sentencing veterans to death” after they blocked the...
Burn pit bill now law, but some SD veterans might still struggle to get needed health care
American News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCombat veterans in South Dakota are encouraged by new legislation in Congress to expand treatment...