M A K I N G W A V E S
Urge Senate to Approve Agent
Orange Reform
The House has amended and
approved (382-0) the House
version of the “Blue Water Navy
Vietnam Veterans Act” (H.R.299).
The bill now will go to the
Senate for further
consideration.
The original proposal would
clarify that service members
serving off the coast of the
Republic of Vietnam during the
Vietnam conflict have a
presumption for filing
disability claims with the
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) for ailments associated
with exposure to the Agent
Orange herbicide. The House bill
has been amended to include
certain veterans that served in
Korea near the demilitarized
zone and in Thailand.
FRA believes Congress should
recognize these veterans were
exposed to Agent Orange
herbicide and authorize
presumptive status for VA
disability claims associated
with this exposure.
Now is the time to contact
your Senators to ask them to
support this bill. |