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Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), U.S. Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), veterans advocate Jon Stewart, 9/11 activist John Feal, former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, and many veterans advocates, held a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol to announce new landmark legislation, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020. The bill would streamline the process for veterans to obtain VA benefits for illness due to exposure to burn pit and other toxic exposures. Approximately 3.5 million veterans have been exposed to burn pits that spewed toxic fumes and carcinogens into the air. [more]
Released 9/15/20 | Tags: Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
Matt Simon of WHIO-TV reported on the latest efforts to help secure the long overdue reimbursement for Mr. Richard Staab's emergency expenses. Simon highlightes NVLSP's legal efforts and the recent introduction of S. 4149, the Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2020 by Senators … [more]
Released 9/11/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Veteran's Benefits
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a district court’s finding that the federal judiciary had improperly covered certain expenses with PACER fees in a class action lawsuit challenging the user fees charged for access to court records. [more]
Released 8/10/20 | Tags:
An appeals court has ruled it’s fair game for the federal judiciary to charge the public for online access to court records, but that those fees can’t be used as a revenue stream to fund millions of dollars in unrelated IT projects. [more]
Released 8/10/20 | Tags:
Federal judiciary is overcharging for access to public records online
The federal judiciary is overcharging for public access to online court records, an appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that could result in lower fees to search and download case documents. [more]
Released 8/10/20 | Tags:
KARE 11 Reporter A.J. Lagoe interviews NVLSP Executive Director Bart Stichman and Sen. Tammy Baldwin on the latest effort to compel VA to pay veterans emergency medical expenses incurred at non-VA facilities. [more]
Released 7/16/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Congressional Legislation, Veteran's Benefits
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin – along with four other Democratic senators – introduced legislation this week to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for millions of dollars in medical bills for veterans who sought emergency care at non-VA hospitals nationwide. [more]
Released 7/5/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation today that would mandate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburse veterans’ emergency health care expenses from non-VA facilities that are not covered by the veteran’s private insurance. [more]
Released 7/1/20 | Tags: Class Actions, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Veteran's Benefits
Seth Robson of Stars and Stripe reported on National Veterans Legal Services Program and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School new white paper on veterans who served in Guam between 1962 and 1975 and their likely exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides containing dioxins. … [more]
Released 5/18/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits
A new report says evidence "strongly shows" that veterans who served on Guam during the Vietnam War were exposed to Agent Orange and other herbicides containing dioxins. [more]
Released 5/14/20 | Tags: Agent Orange, Veteran's Benefits