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Reliving Agent Orange

ProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot are exploring the effects of the chemical mixture Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans and their families, as well as their fight for benefits.

ProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot are exploring the effects of the chemical mixture Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans and their families, as well as their fight for benefits.

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Reliving Agent Orange

VA Officials Pledge New Studies Into Effects of Agent Orange

“These individuals deserve an answer,” a top VA official said at a forum hosted by ProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot to address the possible multi-generational impacts of the herbicide.

34 stories published since 2009

A “Bittersweet” Moment: Court Says VA Was Wrong in Denying Vietnam Veterans Benefits

VA Delays Key Agent Orange Decisions

McCain’s Brain Cancer Draws Renewed Attention to Possible Agent Orange Connection

Veterans Affairs Official Downplays Agent Orange Risks, Questions Critics

ProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking VA Correspondence Related to Agent Orange

Rethinking The Cost of War

The Agent Orange Widows Club

Long List of Agent Orange Decisions Awaits VA in 2017

ProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking Agent Orange Documents From the VA

Agent Orange Curse Hangs Over Families of Virginia Veterans

The Children of Agent Orange

Vietnam Veterans And Their Families Share Stories of Exposure, Illness And Frustration

A Public Official’s Private Pain

How We Obtained the Government’s Data on Agent Orange and Birth Defects

New Study Could Pressure VA to Expand Agent Orange Benefits

Dr. Orange: The Secret Nemesis of Sick Vets

After Cancer Diagnosis, Vet Refutes Government’s Agent Orange Expert — And Wins

Eight Times Agent Orange’s Biggest Defender Has Been Wrong or Misleading

A Father’s War, A Son’s Toxic Inheritance

Reliving Agent Orange: What The Children of Vietnam Vets Have To Say

On Agent Orange, VA Weighs Politics and Cost Along With Science

Vietnam Vets Push VA to Link Bladder Cancer to Agent Orange

The Exceptions: A Rare Few Score Agent Orange Benefits for Bladder Cancer

Researchers Call for More Study of Agent Orange Effects on Vets and Their Kids

The Evolution of the VA’s Vietnam Ship List

Ailing Vietnam Vets Hunt Through Ships’ Logs to Prove They Should Get Benefits

Help ProPublica Research More Than 700 Navy Ships That Served in Vietnam

Once Again, the VA Turns Down Navy Vets for Agent Orange Benefits

40 Years After Vietnam, Blue Water Navy Vets Still Fighting for Agent Orange Compensation

Blue Water Veterans Share Their Agent Orange Stories

Why We’re Investigating the Impact of Agent Orange

Agent Orange Act Was Supposed to Help Vietnam Veterans — But Many Still Don’t Qualify

Are You a Vietnam Veteran? Help Us Investigate the Impact of Agent Orange

U.S. Turns a Blind Eye to Agent Orange

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