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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.

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

34 stories published since 2009

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

by Beena Raghavendran,

VA Delays Key Agent Orange Decisions

by Charles Ornstein,

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

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle,

Veterans Affairs Official Downplays Agent Orange Risks, Questions Critics

by Charles Ornstein,

ProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking VA Correspondence Related to Agent Orange

by Robin Fields,

Rethinking The Cost of War

by Charles Ornstein,

The Agent Orange Widows Club

by Charles Ornstein,

Long List of Agent Orange Decisions Awaits VA in 2017

by Charles Ornstein,

ProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking Agent Orange Documents From the VA

by Charles Ornstein,

Agent Orange Curse Hangs Over Families of Virginia Veterans

ProPublica,

The Children of Agent Orange

Charles Ornstein and Hannah Fresques,

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

Terry Parris Jr.,

A Public Official’s Private Pain

Charles Ornstein,

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

Stephen Engelberg,

New Study Could Pressure VA to Expand Agent Orange Benefits

by Charles Ornstein,

Dr. Orange: The Secret Nemesis of Sick Vets

Charles Ornstein,

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

by Charles Ornstein,

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

by Charles Ornstein and Sisi Wei,

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

by ProPublica,

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

by Terry Parris Jr.,

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

by Charles Ornstein,

Vietnam Vets Push VA to Link Bladder Cancer to Agent Orange

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

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

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

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

by Charles Ornstein,

The Evolution of the VA’s Vietnam Ship List

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

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

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

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

Terry Parris Jr.,

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

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

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

by Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr.,

Blue Water Veterans Share Their Agent Orange Stories

by Terry Parris Jr.,

Why We’re Investigating the Impact of Agent Orange

by Minhee Cho,

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

by Charles Ornstein,

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

by Charles Ornstein,

U.S. Turns a Blind Eye to Agent Orange

by Alexandra Andrews,

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