House Passes Bill to Expand Health Benefits for Burn Pit Exposure
The legislation would make millions of veterans exposed to the toxic pits eligible for medical and nursing home care, one of the largest expansions of benefits in history.
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The legislation would make millions of veterans exposed to the toxic pits eligible for medical and nursing home care, one of the largest expansions of benefits in history.
Biden, who has pushed for recognition of burn pit health risks since the campaign trail, is expected to swiftly sign the bill into law.
Vietnam veterans have been called the first army in history that has had to continue fighting for their lives after a war was over. Of the more than 2.5 mil- lion U.S. troops who served in Vietnam...
Joe Biden, whose son Beau’s cancer may have been connected to exposure, has advocated for a better response
The toxic exposure bill passed by the House would add hypertension and another health condition to the list of diseases presumed related to defoliant exposure.