The Veterans Affairs Department plans to build a system to process simplified claims for Vietnam veterans exposed to the toxic chemical Agent Orange, creating its first fully automated disability ...

Thousands of aging veterans with identified illnesses who were stationed at U.S. bases where Agent Orange and other herbicides were tested, stored or used between 1940 and 1970 will become eligible ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – Two years after the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine reported a connection between the disease AL amyloidosis and the herbicide known as “Agent Orange,” the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is now saying that Air Force reservists who became ill after being exposed to Agent Orange residue while working on planes after the Vietnam War ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand eligibility for Agent Orange disability benefits to Vietnam-era veterans who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Until a couple years ago my health seemed pretty good for an old guy in his 70s. Then it fell apart. Now I’m disabled due to ...

WASHINGTON — A new list of military locations where Agent Orange and other herbicides were used and stored provides far more information about the presence of those chemicals across the United States, ...