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.
Reliving Agent Orange: What The Children of Vietnam Vets Have To Say
The children of Vietnam vets describe how they believe their fathers’ exposure to Agent Orange during the war has impacted their families and their health.
On Agent Orange, VA Weighs Politics and Cost Along With Science
Although veterans advocates say the VA should be guided by science as it makes benefit decisions, documents and interviews show that other considerations also come into play. One concern: Will other groups want benefits too?
Vietnam Vets Push VA to Link Bladder Cancer to Agent Orange
The Department of Veterans Affairs is evaluating new research as it decides whether to extend benefits to exposed vets with the disease.
The Exceptions: A Rare Few Score Agent Orange Benefits for Bladder Cancer
While most vets’ claims for benefits are denied, some have figured out a way to win.
Researchers Call for More Study of Agent Orange Effects on Vets and Their Kids
A committee of the Institute of Medicine said even though the Vietnam War ended four decades ago, much is still not known about the way the herbicide Agent Orange has impacted vets and perhaps their children.
The Evolution of the VA’s Vietnam Ship List
Navy veterans who served in Vietnam often must prove that their ships entered territorial waters in order to receive Agent Orange benefits. It wasn’t always that way. The following history explains how we got to this point.
Ailing Vietnam Vets Hunt Through Ships’ Logs to Prove They Should Get Benefits
Neither the Navy nor the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a comprehensive list of which ships went where during the Vietnam War. As a result, veterans themselves often have to prove their ships served in areas where Agent Orange was sprayed.
Help ProPublica Research More Than 700 Navy Ships That Served in Vietnam
Vietnam veterans need historical records to get Agent Orange benefits, but the documents are often scattered. Help us collect them in one spot.
Once Again, the VA Turns Down Navy Vets for Agent Orange Benefits
A federal court had ordered the VA to reassess its policy denying Agent Orange benefits to Navy sailors who served in the Vietnam War. The VA’s conclusion: They still don’t qualify.
Blue Water Veterans Share Their Agent Orange Stories
U.S. Navy veterans describe their Vietnam tours, their Agent Orange concerns and their fight for VA benefits.
40 Years After Vietnam, Blue Water Navy Vets Still Fighting for Agent Orange Compensation
Though most didn’t step foot in Vietnam, some 90,000 Navy vets who served offshore may have been exposed to the chemical brew and seek benefits. The battle is playing out in the courts and in Congress. It boils down to a comma.
Agent Orange Act Was Supposed to Help Vietnam Veterans — But Many Still Don’t Qualify
The 1991 law presumes veterans were exposed to the defoliant if they have certain diseases and “set foot” in Vietnam, but Navy vets and Air Force vets in Thailand say they were also exposed. Here’s our guide to groups seeking Agent Orange benefits.
U.S. Turns a Blind Eye to Agent Orange
Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange 30 years ago are still fighting for compensation, a <i>Chicago Tribune</i> investigation finds, part of a "record of neglect."
