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Report: Vets wait decades for help on military toxic exposure issues
Advocates are pushing for reforms after finding that vets average a three-decade wait for full help with toxic exposure conditions.
After decades paying out-of-pocket, WWII veteran finally gets benefits
A 103-year-old WWII veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket is finally receiving his veterans benefits after 78 years.
Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after uranium exposure
The comedian is pushing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a veterans aid bill that left out some of the first troops who responded after 9/11.
By Tara Copp
Biden’s pardons still fall short for many LGBTQ veterans
Neither the White House nor the Defense Department could tell The War Horse exactly how many veterans will benefit — or why so many others are left out.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Virginia lawmakers restore military tuition program funding, for now
Legislators repealed changes to a college financial aid program for military families and allocated $90 million to it for the next two years.
By Charlotte Renee Woods, Virginia Mercury
Military burn pit exposure not tracked properly, DOD watchdog warns
A new report looks at burn pits not created by U.S. personnel that are near military sites.
Virginia lawmakers reach deal on military tuition program
After weeks of disagreement, lawmakers will introduce legislation to repeal changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program.
Virginia Senate fails to pass bill on military tuition program
Military families are urging lawmakers to reverse changes to a state tuition waiver program for spouses and children of fallen or disabled service members.
By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury