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  2. Agent Orange - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Veterans began to file claims in 1977 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for disability payments for health care for conditions they believed were associated with exposure to Agent Orange, or more specifically, dioxin, but their claims were denied unless they could prove the condition began when they were in the service or within one ...

  3. Agent Orange Act of 1991 - Wikipedia

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    Agent Orange Act of 1991; Long title: An Act to provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain independent scientific review of the available scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides, and for other purposes.

  4. Toxins bill set to expand care for veterans exposed to Agent ...

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    Tens of thousands of Vietnam-era veterans stand to benefit as Congress nears the finish line on massive legislation to expand health coverage for those exposed to toxins during their military service.

  5. Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 - Wikipedia

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    The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, or even more colloquially as "the PACT Act," is an Act of Congress that authorized $797 billion [1] in spending to significantly expand (the scope of benefits eligibility, for existing beneficiaries) and extend (benefits to newly eligible ...

  6. Veterans exposed to toxins, like Agent Orange, face deadline ...

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  7. Board of Veterans' Appeals - Wikipedia

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    The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), located in Washington, D.C. Established by Executive Order on July 28, 1933, the Board reviews and makes decisions on appeals concerning veterans' benefits. Its mission is to conduct hearings and issue decisions ...

  8. Victor Yannacone - Wikipedia

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    Victor John Yannacone (born March 10, 1936) is an environmental attorney, who played a role in campaigns to ban the use of DDT, [1] preserve the Florissant fossil beds, [2] and obtain benefits from the Veterans Administration and the chemical company war contractors for the Vietnam combat veterans exposed to dioxin contaminated Agent Orange herbicides.

  9. Michael San Nicolas - Wikipedia

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    Herbicides related to Agent Orange with known negative health affects are also documented as having been used on Guam during the same period. In recognition of this fact, San Nicolas introduced H.R. 1713 to provide for presumptive herbicide exposure status for veterans seeking health coverage and compensation who served in Guam around the ...