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two articles on finalizing VA medical benefit rules for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Oramge Agent Orange related diseases announcement imminent (the News Tribune, 7/31/10))"The Department of Veterans Affairs likely will begin in October to pay thousands of disability claims to Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and B-cell leukemia – illnesses newly associated with exposure to defoliants, including Agent Orange, used in that war. Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/31/1284196/agent-orange-related-diseases.html#ixzz0vbCbP7fW Federal Circuit Orders VA to Issue Agent-Orange Rules (Legal times Blog, aug 3, 2010"A federal appellate court has given the Department of Veterans Affairs 30 days to issue new rules for paying disability benefits to Vietnam veterans suffering from three Agent Orange-associated diseases. The rules could affect benefits for an estimated 200,000 Vietnam veterans or their survivors. The three diseases are ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and B-cell leukemias. " full article at: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/08/federal-circuit-orders-va-to-issue-agentorange-rules.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn