Vietnam War Veterans Information
Vietnam War Information for Vietnam Veterans filing a VA disability claim.
Analysis | The Daily 202: McCain and Kerry outline lessons from Vietnam after watching new Ken Burns documentary
THE BIG IDEA: Hundreds of Washington insiders gathered last night in the Kennedy Center Opera House for an advance screening of Ken Burns’s new documentary on Vietnam. Before he showed half a dozen choice clips from his 10-part, 18-hour film, which premieres Sunday, the director asked everyone who served in the military during the war to stand so they could be recognized. John McCain and John Kerry were among those who rose, along with other…
49 Years after Vietnam – Surviving throat cancer in spite of VA bureaucracy.
George Geiger probably thought being shot down and wounded twice would be the most dangerous time of his life. Then he got the diagnosis of throat cancer and off George went to VA, no problem they said and sent him to receive his chemotherapy to a hospital only a mile from his home. He also […]
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Vietnam: The War That Keeps On Killing
Cholangiocarcinoma – a nasty little parasite from raw or undercooked fish showed up in at least 700 veterans over the past 15 years and a little less than half ever filed a claim for it. The VA rejected most of them in what was described as a haphazard way. Veterans Affairs say they are studying […]
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Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Accelerated Aging Among Vietnam-Era Veterans Survey
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Accelerated Aging Among Vietnam-Era Veterans Survey
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
New research could lead to disability benefits for Vietnam veterans with high blood pressure
From the article: … findings, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, conclude that “sufficient evidence” exists linking hypertension and related illnesses in veterans to Agent Orange and other defoliants used in Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea in the 1960s and 1970s. They recommend adding the condition to the list of 14 presumptive […]
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The Secret History of a Vietnam War Airstrike Gone Terribly Wrong – NYT
The Battle of Hill 875, DAK TO, Vietnam 1967 An Individual Study Project Intended for Publication LTC Leonard B Scott Docto Jim Williams Hill 875 was the most costly terrain feature taken by U.S. servicemen In the Vietnam war, yet little is little is known about the battle. Current published works on the battle have […]
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act
It’s official. President Trump signed last night!!!
12 mile limit maps ( Vietnam)
This research was done on the USS Bennington by a member of the original Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association: It shows how the sea coordinates were developed within HR 299. And also how the Deck logs reveal the sea coordinates. Bennington CVS 20N
Single Judge Application; Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019; veterans who served in Korea; U.S. Code 38 U.S.C. § 1116B; units designated by DOD; veterans who “served in or near” the DMZ; Compare 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(iv), with Pub. L. No. 116
Designated for electronic publication only UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-0237 RITA SMITH,APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L.WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,APPELLEE. Before TOTH, Judge. MEMORANDUM DECISION Note: Pursuant to U.S. Vet. App. R. 30(a), this action may not be cited as precedent. TOTH, Judge: Army veteran Luis Smith, Jr., served in Korea […]
Single Judge Application; Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019; veterans who served in Korea; U.S. Code 38 U.S.C. § 1116B; units designated by DOD; veterans who “served in or near” the DMZ; Compare 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(iv), with Pub. L. No. 116-23, § 3(a), 133 Stat. 966, 969 (2019); statute specifically authorizes the Secretary “to issue guidance to implement section 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by
Designated for electronic publication only UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 18-0237 RITA SMITH,APPELLANT, V. ROBERT L.WILKIE, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,APPELLEE. Before TOTH, Judge. MEMORANDUM DECISION Note: Pursuant to U.S. Vet. App. R. 30(a), this action may not be cited as precedent. TOTH, Judge: Army veteran Luis Smith, Jr., served in Korea […]
