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VA secretary worries mistrust, awareness holding back benefits claims
Only a small number of vets eligible for PACT Act benefits have applied.
Biden urges vets to apply for burn pit benefits right away
The commander in chief traveled to Delaware for a veterans town hall to highlight new services and help for toxic exposure victims.
VA plans ‘week of action’ to highlight new toxic exposure benefits
The move builds on months of efforts to publicize health care and disability payouts available through the PACT Act.
Toxic exposure screening starts Nov. 8
Twelve types of cancer and another dozen respiratory illnesses linked to burn pit exposure in the Gulf War and the wars Iraq Afghanistan.
Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges
A video posted on the internet showed Mark Sami Ibrahim carrying a flag bearing the words 'Liberty or Death' outside the Capitol, about 12 minutes before a mob of people pulled apart a nearby set of barricades.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press