Legislation addresses presumption that Thailand vets weren’t
exposed to herbicides
Vietnam War-era veterans who served in Thailand say they’re
still fighting.
Veterans who served in Thailand have long contended they
face a higher bar in winning Veterans Administration (VA) disability benefits
claims, having to clearly demonstrate they were exposed to Agent Orange or
other harmful herbicides while their fellow veterans enjoy a presumption that
they were exposed.
Several bills in Congress purport to take aim at the
problem. Among them: The Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act, the Cost of
War Act, and others, including the Fairly Assessing Service-related Exposure
Residual (FASTER) Presumptions Act, also dubbed the “FASTER” Act.
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