NVLSP joined MOAA and more than 30 other VSOs to help advance amendments to FY2021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for presumptive coverage of bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism for veterans who are suffering from these diseases as a result of their exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. [more]
Released 7/14/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
More than $4.6 billion in retroactive compensation has been paid to Vietnam veterans who set foot on land but nothing to Blue Water Vietnam Veteran
In an effort to secure retroactive benefits for thousands of so-called Blue Water Vietnam veterans, on July 10, 2020, the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) filed a motion for enforcement of the 29-Year Old Class Action Consent Decree in Nehmer v. United States Veterans Administration in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The motion was filed with the pro bono assistance of Paul Hastings LLP. [more]
Released 7/13/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Class Actions, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
Released 7/5/20 at KARE11 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
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 7/1/20 at https://bit.ly/2BlwHVz | 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 5/18/20 at Stars and Stripes | Tags: Agent Orange, 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]