Did the VA offer you Agent Orange benefits?

#Middlebury #AgentOrange #VA #Veterans VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves If you served in Vietnam, were exposed to an herbicide like Agent Orange, got sick and submitted a claim that was ... Continue Reading →

Get your free PACT Act screening

#MiddleburyCT #Veterans #PACTAct VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves As of the first week of 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs had screened 1 million veterans for exposure to toxins. ... Continue Reading →

The PACT Act benefits veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans #PACT VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, also known as the PACT Act, ... Continue Reading →

PACT Act to provide burn pits benefits

#Middlebury #Veterans #BurnPits VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, also known as the PACT Act, is intended to provide benefits and health ... Continue Reading →

New hires to process VA claims backlog

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs has hired 2,000 claims processors to deal with the claims backlog. They’re going to be busy once they’re trained. As ... Continue Reading →

VA adds new Agent Orange presumptives

#Middlebury #Veterans #VA #AgentOrange The Department of Veterans Affairs has added three presumptives to its list of illnesses caused by Agent Orange: bladder cancer, hypothyroidism ... Continue Reading →

VA reviews denied Blue Water Navy Agent Orange claims

#Middlebury #Veterans One of the first lawsuits brought against the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits for veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange (AO) was in 1986. At issue ... Continue Reading →

Agent Orange exposure not limited to Vietnam

#Middlebury #Veterans The Government Accounting Office (GAO) stepped into the fray to document exactly where all the Agent Orange (AO) was used and stored when it released a report ... Continue Reading →

Agent Orange benefits cover Blue Water Veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans As of Jan. 1, 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs has extended presumption of Agent Orange herbicide exposure benefits with the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans ... Continue Reading →

Blue water vets gain Agent Orange benefits

#Middlebury #Veterans #Navy It passed! H.R. 299, known as the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, is now Public Law 116-23. It extends disability benefits to Blue Water Navy ... Continue Reading →