The agency has started paying out the pledged benefits to
veterans exposed to chemical agents during the Gulf War in addition to
compensation for those who served in Vietnam.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun processing new
compensation to veterans who suffered toxic exposure during the Gulf War.
Following a statement in May 2021 that the agency would
begin new payouts to veterans who bear health consequences as a result of
napalm and other chemical agents while serving in southeast Asia, VA declared
additional planned compensation for Gulf War veterans.
In the wake of the May 2021 statement, Secretary Denis
McDonough outlined that “[The Veterans Benefits Administration] estimates
approximately 52,000 veterans and 6,000 survivors will be receiving benefit
payments in the first year alone.”
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