Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Are Battling Cancer Without VA Compensation
Vets exposed to the chemical at US bases are still waiting for the same benefits as their peers who fought in Vietnam.
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Vets exposed to the chemical at US bases are still waiting for the same benefits as their peers who fought in Vietnam.
The government this year acknowledged Agent Orange’s presence at 17 bases, but not others where evidence is mounting — including Fort Ord in California and, possibly, Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.
Studies show that diseases caused by environmental factors can take years to emerge.
Studies show that diseases caused by environmental factors can take years to emerge.
While the U.S. military used Agent Orange to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam and adjoining countries, it was contaminating the land and waters of coastal California with the same chemicals, according to documents.