These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.

Disability payments are made every month to veterans with service-connected medical conditions.

The bill was introduced on May 11 by Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas and would increase compensation rates for veterans with ...

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Ron and Michele Christoforo are suing the VA over a law that only grants Agent Orange birth defect benefits to children of female Vietnam veterans. The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't ...