Fort Detrick Cancer Cluster, Side Effects Lawsuit
Fort Detrick Cancer Cluster Lawsuits. The area around Fort Detrick, in Frederick Maryland a United States Army Garrison may be the site of a cancer cluster. The air, water and land around Fort Detrick may have been polluted by Agent Orange testing, radiation as well as the dumping of toxic chemicals like tetrachloroethene (PCE) and … [Read more...]
Syracuse Vietnam Vet Inspires Agent Orange Compensation Bill
Rep. Dan Maffei outlines his Agent Orange bill New York U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei has introduced a bill named for Vietnam vet Larry Hackett that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force on Agent Orange. The task force would recommend how to care for and compensate Vietnam vets and their children or … [Read more...]
Group calls on Veteran’s Administration for help with military family birth defects
A group advocating for the health of U.S. military veterans and their families is launching a campaign to call attention to the birth defects suffered by those service members. According to a statement from Birth Defect Research for Children (BDRC), there are a growing number of children born into military families who believe the … [Read more...]
New Agent Orange Policy Will Make Disability Benefits Available to More Vets
Agent Orange Policy Health Claims For Disability Payments. A new proposal on Agent Orange health claims issued this week by the Department of Veterans Affairs will make it much easier for veterans injured by the toxin to make claims for disability payments and health care services. Under the proposal, three illnesses - B cell … [Read more...]
Agent Orange study to show significant damage
Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange May Suffered Genetic Damage. A report out today was expected to show that all New Zealand Vietnam War veterans exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange may have suffered genetic damage. The Massey University study is also expected to show that the genetic damage caused by exposure to toxins in the … [Read more...]
