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| Nov 27, 2017 | Veterans Disability Compensation | It appears the Veteran’s Administration is finally answering the call to add additional conditions to the list of presumptive diseases associated with Agent Orange and service in Vietnam. To learn how we help veterans pursue VA disability benefits and appeals, visit our Veterans’ Disability practice area. On November 1, 2017,…
The Selective Service System. Draft numbers. Nightly Film of bullets flying, bombs bursting, injured and bloody soldiers. Body counts. Agent Orange. Defoliation. PTSD. Emotional Emptiness. Guilt. Peace Marches. Rejection. These are terms from the Vietnam vocabulary. I was 17 years old in 1967. I was one of the lucky ones. A high draft number. The…
GREENSBURG, March 23, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will now recognize the presumptive service connection for eight diseases associated with exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Veterans, former reservists, and former National Guard members who served no less than 30 days (either consecutively or nonconsecutively) between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987…
A bill requiring the Veterans Administration to set up private medical appointments if the wait for VA treatment is too long passed overwhelmingly in the US Senate, where it will now head to President Obama’s desk for signature. To learn more about how our attorneys help veterans pursue benefits and navigate VA rules, visit our…
The QLG Veterans Disability Group was recently contacted to investigate claims for Veterans exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls – PCBs – at McClellan Air Force Base. PCB’s are a known carcinogen, as detailed by the Centers for Disease Control. In 2002, 60 Minutes produced a story about the chemical exposure in and around the base: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toxic-secret-07-11-2002/…
As we know from so many of our clients who are dealing with the various diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War, the fight for answers and recognition is far from over. We here at QR hope that the military continues its research into what other conditions may have been caused by…
