RESEARCH TO IMPROVE VA POLICIES AND
HEALTH CARE
Beginning in 1991, as required by public
law, VA contracted with the
Health and Medicine Division (HMD) (formally
known as the Institute of
Medicine) of the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review scientific and medical
information related to the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other
herbicides.
HMD released the first report of its
findings, entitled “Veterans and Agent Orange,” in 1994 and was required to release
updated reports every two years through 2016.
For every biennial update, HMD was
charged to determine 1) whether
there was a statistical association
between specific diseases and exposure to herbicides used during the conflict
in Vietnam, 2) whether there was an increased risk of disease among individuals
exposed to herbicides during service in Vietnam, and 3) whether there was
evidence of a causal relationship between herbicide exposure and a disease.
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