At that time, the VA used a Vietnam War service medal as the basis for assuming Agent Orange exposure. In 2002, the VA changed its policy and instead started looking at whether each veteran had served ...

The Vietnam War left many legacies, and one of the most insidious was the long lasting effects of herbicides. Thousands of veteran who served during the war and became ill were abandoned by their ...

Between 1962 and 1971, the U.S. military sprayed roughly 11 million gallons of the chemical agent dioxin used in Agent Orange across large swaths of southern Vietnam.

50 years after the herbicide was used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange continues to wreak havoc. While the Vietnam War ended decades ago, its effects continue to linger on.

At that time, the VA used a Vietnam War service medal as the basis for assuming Agent Orange exposure. In 2002, the VA changed its policy and instead started looking at whether each veteran had served ...

The Vietnam war ended over ... exposes leftover deposits of Agent Orange, a deadly toxic chemical, which U.S. forces used to defoliate trees during the war. The chemical makes its way from the ...

The Japanese Government-funded equipment for dioxin and environmental analysis was handed over to the Chemical Corps on ...