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Benefits for burn pit illnesses, hypertension from Agent Orange would be granted under new plan
Leo Shane III
 

Nearly all veterans who served in overseas conflicts in the last 31 years would be granted presumptive benefits status for a host of respiratory illness and cancers under a sweeping proposal to be introduced by Senate leaders next week.

In addition, Vietnam veterans who suffer from high blood pressure would be granted the same presumptive status for their disability claims, potentially handing out billions more in payouts to the aging group.

The legislative package, dubbed the True Cost of War Recognition Act, represents the most ambitious attempt so far by Congress to address the long-term health effects of burn pits and other toxic exposure events on veterans who served in wars overseas, both recent and long past.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/05/14/benefits-for-burn-pit-illnesses-hypertension-from-agent-orange-would-be-granted-under-new-plan/