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Vietnam veteran sailors want medical benefits for Agent Orange exposure

Veterans Affairs says a decision to revoke medical care for thousands of veterans possibly exposed to a more toxic version of the defoliant Agent Orange was based on a lack of scientific evidence. WRAL found that the government failed to test off-shore sailors during and after the war, leading to little evidence.
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Veterans Affairs says a decision to revoke medical care for thousands of veterans possibly exposed to a more toxic version of the defoliant Agent Orange was based on a lack of scientific evidence. WRAL found that the government failed to test off-shore sailors during and after the war, leading to little evidence.

Reporter : Cullen Browder
Photographer : Greg Clark
Web Editor : Deborah Strange
Posted 2018-11-20T18:28:21-0500 - Updated 2018-11-20T18:28:21-0500