Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance

"Our highest priorities will be VA’s three core responsibilities: providing all our Veterans timely, world-class health care; ensuring they and their families have access to the benefits they’ve earned; and honoring our Veterans with a final resting place that’s a lasting tribute to their service." https://blogs.va.gov//message-va-secretary-denis-mcdonough/

On Jan. 1, 2020, the Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act went into law, supporting Veterans who may be eligible for benefits based on presumption of herbicide exposure. One year later, VA reflects on its progress. https://blogs.va.gov//one-year-later-va-processed-half-bl/

Activists gathered Saturday in Paris to support people exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, after a French court examined the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful defoliant dioxin used by U.S. troops. https://www.google.com//activists-back-french-vietnamese-w

A new study of more than 300,000 Vietnam-era U.S. veterans has found that those who were exposed to Agent Orange are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who were not. The new finding, published Monday in JAMA Neurology, is among the most substantial to date linking cognitive decline with chemicals used for defoliation during the Vietnam War. https://www.military.com//agent-orange-exposure-doubles-ri

Designated family caregivers of Veterans participating in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers can receive COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. Each facility will determine its own start date based on site-specific resources, needs and vaccine availability.

To speed up the process of reviewing qualifying service within the regions designated by the new law, the VA partnered up with the National Archives to digitize more than 29 million U.S. Navy ship logs and Coast Guard records. https://www.wcpo.com//va-teams-up-with-national-archives-t

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A House bill introduced Thursday would ensure that any veteran who dies from coronavirus in the care of the Department of Veterans Affairs would have service-connected disabilities noted in the cause of death to protect survivor benefits. https://www.stripes.com//families-of-veterans-who-die-from

This is the copy of the NATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS READJUSTMENT STUDY done in '88. This is something everyone should read. Pain to find, but worth it.

Veterans could be key in the 2020 presidential election, and both candidates say they're making vets a priority in their platforms. Both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have released their campaign platforms -- what they say they plan to accomplish should they be elected to lead the United States. https://connectingvets.radio.com//donald-trump-joe-biden-p

Senators are upping the pressure on Congressional leaders to ensure a measure that would expand care to thousands more veterans sick from Agent Orange makes it into the annual national defense bill. https://connectingvets.radio.com//senators-push-to-expand-

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All Veterans Affairs national cemeteries across the country have resumed committal and memorial services after they were forced to a halt in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.aarp.org//memorial-services-resume-pandemic.ht

This will be the latest in a series of toxic exposure legislation introduced in Congress over the past two years. https://connectingvets.radio.com//new-bill-would-force-va-

Phu Cat AFB Vietnam Stories Podcast with "Saigon Steve" "Saigon Steve" talks with Air Force Veterans -- who were stationed at Phu Cat Air Force Base Vietnam -- about their experiences during the war. Take a listen - the full podcast series is available on Stitcher and Spotify. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NYi89lzmF8

Stars and Stripes remains popular among many members of the military and has bipartisan support in Congress, especially among those who served in the armed forces. https://www.npr.org//pentagon-says-it-will-close-stars-and

The program originally covered only the approximately 20,000 veterans who left the service after Sept. 11, 2001. As part of the VA Mission Act of 2018, eligible veterans of all eras will eventually be covered. https://www.google.com//va-expands-aid-to-cover-vietn/amp/