Veterans Affairs officials have now approved more than 1 million ... the claims, officials said. The department has also conducted more than 5.4 million toxic exposure screenings over the last ...

In raw numbers, more than 1 million claims ... pit exposure. Now, the law requires the VA to assume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit or other toxic exposure ...

Opinon: Many of these exposures occurred during routine duties, including cleaning equipment and maintaining aircraft.