Thank You Veterans!
The first commemoration of Armistice Day was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. This proclamation was made after World War I and was regarded as the end of “the war to end all (...)
Read moreNew Conditions added to the Agent Orange Presumptive List
Herbicides were used during the Vietnam War to destroy enemy crops. Many different “colored” agents were used, but the most commonly known is “Agent Orange.” The (...)
Read moreVeteran Burn Pit Exposure
Background: Burn pits were used as a way to dispose of and destroy waste at military sites in Iraq and Afghanistan. Examples of things burned were chemicals, paint, medical waste, human waste, (...)
Read moreCamp Lejeune Water Contamination
BACKGROUND: Between 1953 and 1987, over one million military personnel and their family members were stationed at the United States Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina. During (...)
Read moreC-123 Aircrafts and Potential Agent Orange Exposure
Throughout the Vietnam War, C-123 aircrafts were used to spray the toxic herbicide Agent Orange. The aircrafts were found to still have traces of the chemical in them afterward while they were (...)
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HOW TO PROVE SERVICE CONNECTION FOR YOUR VA CLAIM
In filing a claim for disability compensation, a veteran must first “establish service connection”. What is “service connection”? It is the link showing the veteran’s (...)
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