Kinnaird’s clients sued the government in 1986 for denying claims for benefits based on diseases that it subsequently found were tied to exposure to the toxic contaminant dioxin in Agent Orange, an ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam and possible exposure to Agent Orange based on military records.

Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with ... "If we can show that prior exposure to Agent Orange leads to subsequent neurodegenerative disease, then that ...

Local Vietnam veteran activist John Hardin has seen how slow ... "There is no doubt in my mind that exposure to Agent Orange is bad for our health and that one consequence is development of esophageal ...

both linked to Agent Orange exposure. Whether he was in contact with the herbicide would be in little doubt: He said he sprayed the chemical himself while serving two tours in Vietnam from 1969 to ...

At that time, the VA used a Vietnam War service medal as the basis for assuming Agent Orange exposure. In 2002, the VA changed its policy and instead started looking at whether each veteran had served ...

Cloverdale city council veteran Gus Wolter announced his early retirement as a result of health care issues related to ...

Efforts at Agent Orange decontamination reinforce the work that continues to go into addressing old challenges even as both countries seek to maximize new opportunities.

Veterans fight to have Parkinson’s declared service connected to Agent Orange U.S. Military Veterans With Parkinson’s Disease, an organization of about 150 members, is saying the ...

50 years after the herbicide was used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange continues to wreak havoc. While the Vietnam War ended decades ago, its effects continue to linger on.