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U.S. Court of Appeals defines "Service in Vietnam" for some Navy Personnel
Posted at 12:56 PM on Monday, June 30, 2008 by Wisconsin VFW News in Information Pages
Court Limits Agent Orange BenefitsSome Navy veterans who served in Vietnam and now claim they are sick because of exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange during the war now bear a heavier burden of proof if they hope to earn disability compensation and health care for their conditions from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled May 8 that the VA correctly defined "service in Vietnam" as actually setting foot on land or navigating the country's inland waters, rather than off the coast. The ruling overturns an earlier Court of Veterans Appeals decision that would have forced the VA to broaden its definition, and as a result open the doors to compensation and treatment to more veterans. The decision in the case, Haas v. Peake, is available online at find it at: www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions
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