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The Veterans Affairs Department said Tuesday it plans to make it easier for Vietnam veterans exposed to the agent orange herbicide who suffer from certain medical conditions to qualify for VA benefits.
New environmental tests confirm extremely high levels of dioxin, the toxic ingredient of Agent Orange, in people, fish and soil near a former U.S. air base where American troops stored the herbicide during the Vietnam War.
Medical researchers say there may be a link between exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War and an increased chance of developing serious heart problems and Parkinson's disease.
The United States government has doubled its funding for dealing with the environmental and health consequences of its wartime use in Vietnam of the toxic herbicide Agent Orange, the embassy said Friday.
The Supreme Court has turned down American and Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange who wanted to pursue lawsuits against companies that made the toxic chemical defoliant used in the Vietnam War.
The United States and Vietnam launched three new programs Wednesday to help provide job training and health care to disabled people in Danang, where American troops stored and mixed Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
The U.S. and Vietnam on Monday opened their third round of annual talks on ways to limit the environmental effects of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant the U.S. sprayed extensively during the Vietnam War.
More than three decades after the Vietnam War, the United States and Vietnam have just completed temporary steps to contain dioxin contamination at a former U.S. air base in Danang.
Agent Orange is an herbicide that contains dioxin, a highly toxic compound linked to serious birth defects and health problems.
Being a Veteran of a War most have for gotten about (Vietnam) is not the problem with me it's the WAR that still goes on Daily working with and fighting with Veterans Affairs to get compensation! It's an uphill battle with paper work going back and forth. Getting Dr's appointme …
Agent Orange: Congenital deformities plague Vietnam; U.S. slow to help -- chicagotribune.comBirth defects are an enduring legacy of the U.S. involvement in Viet Nam.
I can't say I have not had good care with the VA system over the years the VA in San Antonio and in Oklahoma city's VA I have gotten good care and 98% of my health problems take care of.
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It's sad today you have to fight what your owed - It's sad we Veterans have to wait months to years for Veterans Affairs to give answers to if I said IF said Veteran can or will get help in the way of compensation for the wounds he or she has suffered while on active duty. In ma …
Iam a Veteran of the Vietnam war serving two years in country 1971 - 1973 and Happy to have served my country! I have been on Disability since 1999 cause of my Heart - I have had two heart attacks I have diabetes type 2 and all related to Agent Orange.
Agent Orange, A Lethal Legacy part 2For Vietnam War Veterans, Injustice Follows Injury Vietnam vets wait years and fight skeptical agency to get disability.
Agent Orange, A Lethal Legacy part 1Memories of the Vietnam War are dimming, but veterans and Vietnamese nationals who were exposed to Agent Orange and other dioxin-laced defoliants are still experiencing devastating health effects, and birth defects have brought the impact into a second generation. Yet the U.S.
Bradley G. Mayes, The Outgoing Director, Compensation and Pension of DVAA friend, Joe Covington, received a letter from Mr Mayes where-in he claims the "tactical herbicides used in Vietnam essentially were only used in and around the Mekong Delta, among other lies. Joe, in his reply rebuts every lie Mr Mayes spouted in his first letter.
Living the Lie - Agent Orange activist confronts MonsantoLen Aldis, Secretary of the Britain -Vietnam Friendship Society, wrote to Nguyen Anh Thi, director of Monsanto Vietnam, asking him to discuss Agent Orange, which Monsanto manufactured and the US government sprayed in Vietnam, poisoning millions. Aldis asked for a meeting, but Th …
Veterans seek coverage related to Agent Orange exposureWASHINGTON -- When Wayne Rademaker underwent prostate cancer surgery in 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs denied him coverage, even though he'd been exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam in 1969.
Chemicals From Former Missile Sites Pose Water Contamination RiskBy Mead Gruver Associated Press Sunday, October 11, 2009
Some Vietnam Veterans Lack Agent Orange CoverageShip-Based Servicemen Denied Healthcare Updated: Thursday, 22 Oct 2009, 12:12 AM EDT Published : Thursday, 22 Oct 2009, 12:12 AM EDT By DICK BRENNAN / Fox 5 News
Monsanto Lies, Again (and Again and Again)by cmargulis Earlier this week, Monsanto was found guilty by France's highest court of false advertising, for claims that Roundup, its toxic weed killer, is biodegradable and leaves "the soil clean." Environmental and consumer rights campaigners brought the French case in …
VA officials extend 'Agent Orange' benefits to more veterans10/13/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Relying on an independent study by the Institute of Medicine, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K.
Door Opens to Health Claims Tied to Agent OrangeThe new policy will apply to some 2.1 million veterans who set foot in Vietnam during the war, including those who came after the military stopped using Agent Orange in 1970.
Veterans Target Of Mold Ladyby Paul C. Clark Staff Writer -Rhinotimes August 27, 2009 The woman who thrust herself into the center of the Oak Ridge Elementary School environmental mystery, terrifying parents, is at it again.
There is a petition I started that is meant to show Congress our support for the Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009, HR2254, that was presented to the House Committee. It will, presumably, hit the floor for a vote in September.
On July 24, 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the 2008 version of the VETERANS AND AGENT ORANGE UPDATE. It is produced every two years by Congressional mandate of Public Law 102-4, the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
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A compelling article by Joseph Covington from his blog site here:
Chemical companies, US authorities knew dangers of Agent OrangeThanh Nien News Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:46:01 Vietnam (GMT+07) Those responsible for exposing Vietnamese citizens and US troops to toxic defoliants kept silent about known health implications, a review of documents finds.
Agent Orange Affecting Third Generation Health problems among Vietnam veterans, caused by exposure to agent orange, is still being passed through the generations, with their grandchildren now suffering disabilities.
Activists Hold Little Hope for Legal Justice on Agent Orange"Given the moral standards of corporations and the United States, it is a simple matter to ignore the victims of such crimes, as long as they are citizens of other countries and especially if they have brown or yellow skins," said Burke.
Report: VA lags on Agent Orange researchEven as an Institute of Medicine report expanded a list of health issues possibly linked to the defoliant Agent Orange, researchers lamented that the Department of Veterans Affairs had taken little action on previous recommendations on that issue.The OIM committee that wrote the …
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