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VA relaxes rules for benefits for TBI-related illnesses – News – Stripes
VA relaxes rules for benefits for TBI-related illnesses – News – Stripes This is great news for veterans with traumatic brain injury. The VA has proposed rules that
The Long Wait for Benefits
New York Times Article Regarding the “Backlog” Last week the New York Times wrote a great article about what most veterans already know: The VA takes an incredibly long time to

Navy SeaBee widow wins Benefits: PTSD Causes Heart attacks.
This story is about a Navy SeaBee who fought in Desert Storm, saw his fair share of action, and who suffered many mysterious ailments in the following years. And never

Agent Orange on Okinawa: Two Veterans Are Getting Closer to the Truth
15 exhibits showing Agent Orange was on Okinawa. The evidence is starting to pile up…. Juan Santiago and Ron Frazier are two veterans who served in Okinawa in the 1969-1971
Agent Orange ‘tested in Okinawa’ | The Japan Times Online
Agent Orange ‘tested in Okinawa’ | The Japan Times Online More great reporting that is going to help two of my friends get their compensation.

Juan Santiago: A Veteran who Served at Okinawa Fighting for Agent Orange Benefits.
Juan Santiago joins two other veterans I’ve spoken to personally who saw Agent Orange used on Okinawa during the Vietnam War era. Like those two, he is still fighting for

James Montgomery: Spray-painting military aircraft is not good for the health.
Mr. Montgomery, on the right. Found out some interesting things about the kind of chemicals James Montgomery was exposed to while serving as an aircraft spray painter served in the

Jesse Barnes WINS — Proves AGENT ORANGE exposure along the DMZ.
Jesse Barnes, after seven years of fighting, won last week in front of the Board of Veteran’s Appeals. He proved that he was exposed to Agent Orange along the DMZ

Ron Frazier in the News.
Ron Frazier, my veteran who is fighting to prove he was exposed to Agent Orange on Okinawa, made the Japan Times. Thanks to some great reporting and other courageous

Update on Jesse Barnes: GOOD NEWS
THE BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS HAS AGREED TO RECONSIDER JESSE BARNES’ CLAIM THAT HE WAS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE ALONG THE DMZ! This is great news for Mr. Barnes. Jesse Barnes

UPDATE ON RON FRAZIER: Journalist Jon Mitchell is doing amazing investigative journalism on Agent Orange in Okinawa.
U.S. Marine veteran Scott Parton in front of barrels containing Agent Orange in Okinawa in 1970 or 1971, as reported by Jon Mitchell. The veteran I am helping, Ron Frazier,

UPDATE: Ron Frazier and The Waterfall at Nago in Japan.
Ron Frazier is a veteran who is looking for help. He needs to prove to the VA that he witnessed a fellow solider fall to his death at a popular