CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — While Robert Walton didn’t fight in Southeast Asia, his unit served a very important mission. Ever since he came home, he’s been fighting for his life, and says he’s gotten ...

Vietnam War-era veterans who served in Thailand say they’re still fighting. Veterans who served in Thailand have long contended they face a higher bar in winning Veterans Administration (VA) ...

ST. LOUIS — A local veteran said the Department of Veterans Affairs isn't providing the necessary care to his family despite his exposure to toxic chemicals while he was in the Army. “I was in the ...

Tens of thousands of Vietnam-era veterans stand to benefit as Congress nears the finish line on massive legislation to expand health coverage for those exposed to toxins during their military service.

It killed heavy vegetation during the Vietnam War and it left hundreds of thousands of veterans and Vietnam civilians with a lifetime of illness and eventual death. Now, a proposed rule change could ...

April 15 (UPI) --A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday would allow Vietnam veterans who served in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War to qualify for disability benefits related to Agent ...

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis-area Veteran is fighting his country for benefits years after leaving the military. “We need to teach our kids about Agent Orange,” said Jack Davis. “We need to teach our kids ...

LAYTON — An online petition has been launched on behalf of a Davis County nonprofit seeking to honor war veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, as well as veterans suffering ...

During the Gulf War, Pat Abeyta, a former Army welder and mechanic, was among those sent to work the massive pits where rubber, wood, plastics and other trash was burned, sending toxic substances into ...

Agent Orange exposure impacted millions of U.S. military personnel during the Vietnam War. The chemical may have led to bladder cancer diagnoses later in life. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

SUNSET — Veterans Park has been chosen as the site for a new memorial marker, the culmination of a Davis County nonprofit’s longstanding effort to honor the hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War ...

In addition to improving access to benefits for post-9/11 veterans exposed to burn pits, the sweeping toxic exposure legislation approved 84-14 by the Senate on Thursday will add two new conditions to ...