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
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Time is running out to recognize, compensate aging atomic veterans
The VA’s failure to provide timely benefits makes RECA a critical lifeline for many veterans, Keith Kiefer argues in an op-ed.
By Keith Kiefer
Veterans of US atomic age deserve compensation
Many veterans of U.S. nuclear tests suffered their own illnesses and ailments.
By Francis Lincoln Grahlfs
Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits
The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
Congress wants answers on contamination at former US air base in Uzbekistan
The lawmakers want a better response from VA and DoD about the extent of pollution on the base, known as K2, as well as the effects on service members.
By Patricia Kime