burn pits

Some veterans are developing cancer, heart disease and other health issues that they blame on herbicides and pesticides they encountered in the area. They were left out of a recent law that made it easier for some veterans with toxic exposure to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the VA wants to hear from them.

A long-term study hopes to shed light on an array of vague symptoms that can affect veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Meeting the deadline could result in thousands of dollars' worth of additional payouts.

Veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances while serving may be eligible for more benefits under a new law called the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. It’s the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic-exposed veterans in more than three decades.

President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk.

The president visited Fort Worth on Tuesday to talk about improving healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their time in the service.

LeRoy Torres sued the Texas Department of Public Safety after, he says, the agency forced him to resign from his job as a state trooper. It also did not provide accommodations for his breathing problems, he says, which were caused by exposure to burn pits when he was deployed as a reservist in Iraq from 2007 to 2008.

The Texas Supreme Court has accepted a case which could have major implications for military reservists whose employment rights are violated by the…

In late May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to help veterans exposed to open-air burn pits. It would create a state registry of health and exposure…

The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday to create a statewide registry of veterans who were exposed to burn pit smoke. Open burn pits were a common method…