Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new medical study suggests potential new reasons for mental health challenges of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while in ...

A new study has found that exposure to military burn pits increases the risk of mental health conditions and brain injuries, a finding researchers say could lead to better understanding of those ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has overhauled its registry for veterans exposed to burn pits and other airborne hazards overseas, working with the Defense Department to include 4.7 million ...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- You've likely heard many stories over the years of veterans dealing with PTSD or soldiers learning to live as an amputee but there's another lesser-known challenge tormenting our ...

RALEIGH -- Thousands of American troops say they're in poor health due to an unexpected part of their service. "I have a stomach issue now, but am I going to get cancer? Am I going to get emphysema?" ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday that it rolled out an updated registry of veterans’ exposure to burn pits and other toxic substances while on active service, a move that came ...

An Afghan solider walks past debris left in a extinguished burn pit at an outpost in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on March 22, 2013. (Andrew Burton/Getty) Veterans who served at bases with burn ...

Marsha Four was an Army nurse working in an intensive care unit not far from the front lines of Vietnam. Four said everyone she worked with and all her patients were young people who were thrust into ...