[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH, HERBICIDES: Blue Water Navy veterans

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has established that Vietnam  
veterans are automatically eligible for disability benefits should  
they develop any diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure,  
however, veterans who served on deep sea vessels in Vietnam are not  
included. These "Blue Water Navy" veterans must prove they were  
exposed to Agent Orange before they can claim benefits. At the  
request of the VA, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined whether  
Blue Water Navy veterans had similar exposures to Agent Orange as  
other Vietnam veterans."

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To view this book, go to
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13026&page=R1

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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