VA secretary responds to veterans' calls to recognize rare disease as service-connected

It took Fleming Island veteran Larry Leisher, 17 years to get the VA to approve service-connected disability benefits for the ...
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9 rare respiratory cancers with ties to burn pits added to list of service-connected disabilities

The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing a rule that will add nine rare respiratory cancers to its list of presumptive service-connected disabilities for veterans exposed to toxins in burn pits ...
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Nine respiratory cancers added to list of presumed military service-connected disabilities for veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C., (WRIC) — The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is adding nine rare respiratory cancers to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental ...
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Programs Available to Veteran Entrepreneurs with Service-Connected Disabilities

As defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a service-connected condition means an illness or injury that was caused by, or got worse because of, active military service. Veterans who ...

Veteran bill would cut disability benefits, Democrat says

Greater compensation for combat-injured veterans may be funded through cuts to future disability benefits for others.