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Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year

Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year
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Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year

Adding high blood pressure to list of presumptive Agent Orange illnesses a key focus for lawmakers this year Benefits for hypertension a top priority in vets committee Sen. Jon Tester, the new chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, talks about one his lead priorities for legislation in the coming session. Senate lawmakers will make a push this year to add officially high blood pressure to the list of illnesses presumed to be caused by Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War, a move that could open disability payments to more than 160,000 veterans. In an interview with Military Times this week, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., said the issue will be a major early focus for his committee, and he has already begun work on legislative fixes for the issue.

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VA Secretary promises urgency in implementing new Agent Orange presumptive benefits rules

VA secretary promises ‘urgency’ in implementing new Agent Orange presumptive benefits rules February 23 In this May 1966 file photo, a U.S. Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. (Department of Defense) Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Tuesday promised an “urgent” review of new rules regarding presumptive benefits status for Vietnam veterans suffering from serious illnesses related to toxic chemical defoliant exposure, but offered no specific timeline for when veterans may see those changes put in place.

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VA Secretary promises diverse leadership team, but can t say when they ll be in place

VA secretary promises diverse leadership team, but can’t say when they’ll be in place February 23 Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Jan. 27, 2021. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP) Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough vowed that his leadership team at the federal bureaucracy will reflect the diversity of America’s veterans but offered no timeline for when other key senior posts at the department will be filled. “This will be a really important piece of demonstrating seriousness about diversity and inclusion,” McDonough said in a press conference with reporters on Tuesday. “Our political appointees to date reflect that. That’s intentional.”

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