Blue Water Navy

From th FRA NewsBytes:

VA Announces Progress on Agent Orange Claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki announced a decision to establish a presumptive service-connection for Vietnam veterans who have B cell leukemia, Parkinson's disease or ischemic heart disease. These diseases are all related to exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide used in Vietnam. Secretary Shinseki's decision was based upon the recently released Institute of Medicine (IOM) report that was mentioned in the July 31, 2009, edition of Newsbytes.

FRA is advocating for a broader Agent Orange service-connection and this announcement is a major step in the right direction. Many Navy veterans who served off the coast of Vietnam, so-called "blue water" veterans, have health problems frequently associated with herbicide exposure, but have endured lengthy legal struggles to prove these problems are service-related. The Association has repeatedly pushed for a legislative remedy (H.R. 2254) and has referenced this issue as a priority for 2009 during the military and veterans' service organization meetings with the House

Great News, just hope they are working as hard as this group.

It is nice to see this......

Would anyone know when - "during the military and veterans' service organization meetings with the House" - this meeting will take place?

Thanks

Many thanks to the FRA for their support.

Someone needs to contact them to see if they have any lobbyists to help get some senate support.
Susie

Done!

Thank you for doing that, we need all the help we can get.
Susie