‘Paralyzed’ Iraq War vet collected $201K in disability — until being caught jumping on a trampoline. Why the VA honor system is so vulnerable to fraud

Like Iraq War vet Kinsley Kilpatrick, who showed up at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in a wheelchair, claiming to be ...
Stars and Stripes

Disability fraud is a ‘tiny fraction’ of VA claims, advocates say

Veterans advocates and Democrats criticized a Washington Post report saying it cherry-picked cases from millions of rightful ...
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The lingering war: Vietnam vets’ battle over Agent Orange

(InvestigateTV) — Fifty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, but for countless veterans, the fight never truly ended. It’s a battle that has moved from the jungles of Southeast Asia to ...
The Gazette

Iowa’s Ashley Hinson pushes to expand benefits for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Keith Smith’s wish was to help other Vietnam veterans affected by Agent Orange. The Independence native ...
Stars and Stripes

Agent Orange still claims limbs decades after Vietnam

What happens when the wounds of war don’t surface until 30 or 40 years later? This is not a rhetorical question. It’s the lived experience of thousands of Vietnam veterans whose battle scars are only ...
WJHL-TV

What is Agent Orange and how is it still impacting Vietnam veterans decades later?

MOUNTAIN HOME, Tenn. (WJHL)- More than 58,000 American soldiers died in the Vietnam War, but the number of those dying from its impacts continues to rise because of Agent Orange. “It was a very strong ...
NBC 6 South Florida

What is Agent Orange? Vietnam-era herbicide cited by defense in Miami molestation arrest

An attorney for a Miami chess teacher accused of molesting a 6-year-old student made a number of health claims during the man's court appearance, including that he suffers from exposure to Agent ...
The New York Times

Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs. The U.S. Is Abandoning a Vow to Help.

Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem, an ...