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.
The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
Department leaders had planned a policy change in August which could have cost some veterans thousands in education benefits.
A new measure introduced Thursday would cover veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
The two men appealed the conditions last year. American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional.
New policy directs in-store shopping privileges within 30 days for DoD and Coast Guard civilians
All U.S. troops will be out of the country by Sept. 11, the president said.
The Army's new education benefits platform isn't working properly, meaning payouts for new classes this semester can't be processed.
Under the move, Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits won't count against GI Bill payouts later on.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 12, 2021.
Ray Lambert, the Army medic who survived multiple wounds on D-Day and was saluted by a president on the World War II battle's 75th anniversary, died on Friday. He was 100.