Burn Pits

As Washington refocuses on the issue of burn pits—waste fires used extensively in Afghanistan and Iraq which emitted toxic smoke that later sickened troops—Military Times is republishing our early stories to help show what work still needs to be done.

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Watchdog: VA may have overpaid millions in Gulf War Syndrome benefits
Military Times - Jaime Moore-Carrillo
The Department of Veterans Affairs may have mistakenly paid out more than $5 million in benefits to veterans claiming to suffer from Gulf War …
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Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure
Military Times - Chris Megerian, The Associated Press
Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of …
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40% of vets report worries about military toxic exposure injuries
Military Times - Leo Shane III
Just two months after Veterans Affairs officials launched new medical screenings focused on military toxic exposure issues, about 400,000 veterans …
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Biden urges vets to apply for burn pit benefits right away
Military Times - Leo Shane III
President Joe Biden held a veterans town hall event in Delaware on Friday to cap a week of public events highlighting new benefits and services for …
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VA starting work on terminally ill vets’ PACT Act claims immediately
Military Times - Leo Shane III
Veterans Affairs staffers immediately will begin processing new toxic exposure claims for veterans facing terminal illnesses, three weeks before …
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Will Biden award the Medal of Freedom to burn pit activists?
Military Times - Leo Shane III
A prominent senator has joined numerous veterans advocates in their push to get the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to key figures in last …

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