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Ships Qualifying for Presumptive Agent Orange Exposure Listed

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a list of Navy vessels from the Vietnam War era verified to have served in inland “brown water” regions. Sailors and officers who served on these vessels are presumed by the VA to have been exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange. As such, if they become sick with any of the illnesses related to Agent Orange exposure, they would qualify for treatment at VA medical facilities. The list includes all vessels of Inshore Fire Support Division 93, all LST, LCVP, PCF (“swift boats”) and PBR during the Vietnam conflict.

 

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