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Article: President Adds VA Benefits After Agent Orange Study; Prostate Cancer, Nerve Disorder Covered
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- The Washington Post
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- May 29, 1996
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President Clinton announced yesterday that he has directed
the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer compensation to all
Vietnam veterans who get prostate cancer or a rare nerve disease,
citing a study that shows a possible but inconclusive link between
the diseases and exposure to Agent Orange.
Clinton also said he would ask Congress to pass legislation
providing benefits to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina
bifida, a birth defect that also has been tentatively linked with a
parent's exposure to the toxic defoliant used to destroy jungles in
Vietnam between 1965 and 1970. If Clinton's proposal is approved, it
would be the first time the government has paid benefits to ...