WASHINGTON — Burn pits, and the fight by veterans to get sufficient coverage for being exposed to them while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan is something that we have followed closely for years. Some ...

Thousands of military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were exposed to a variety of potentially harmful substances, including the smoke produced by the burning of waste on military bases.

The Biden administration expanded benefits for veterans with some cancers that could be linked to burn pit exposure.

A Marine veteran who died of cancer on the eve of the Corps' 250th birthday won his battle for benefits for his surviving sons and was awarded medical retirement Monday by the Board for Correction of ...

Tens of thousands of veterans and service members stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan say exposure to trash fires or “burn pits” has left them with breathing problems and other chronic ...

You can't tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He's just 35 years old. And today he's having what he calls a good day. "I could be dead tomorrow. I could live ...