The VA, under the PACT Act, has added two new Agent Orange presumptive conditions: high blood pressure (also called hypertension) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). These ...

Was there ever any determination as to the dangerousness of Agent Orange? Of course it was dangerous to plants, but what about the grunts? I personally wouldn't want to breathe in anything the U.S.

In 1967, about to graduate from Steelton High School, John Galinac wanted more than just a job at the steel mill. He wanted to go to college. The 19-year-old, second-generation Croatian-American ...

It killed heavy vegetation during the Vietnam War and it left hundreds of thousands of veterans and Vietnam civilians with a lifetime of illness and eventual death. Now, a proposed rule change could ...

Thousands of veterans exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the United States will for the first time be eligible for fast-track disability benefits under plans unveiled by the Department of ...

Veterans seeking VA disability for heartrelated conditions often face complex criteria. In 2025, the VA recognizes a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, but being eligible depen ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...

Keith Smith’s wish was to help other Vietnam veterans affected by Agent Orange. The Independence native served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam until July 1, 1970. He returned to Iowa and ...

An Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong in May 1966. (Department of Defense) Thousands of ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...