Akaka Benefits Expansion

Akaka Seeking Expansion Of Agent Orange Benefits For Vets’ Children. The digital edition of the Army Times (12/20, 104K) says US Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), chairman of the Senate veterans Affairs Committee, “Wants to expand benefits eligibility for spinal bifida victims who are children of veterans exposed to…Agent Orange,” a herbicide that was “widely used in Vietnam.” While current law “covers children of veterans who were in Vietnam or near the Demilitarized Zone in Korea during the Vietnam War,” Akaka “introduced a bill, S 3953, that would add veterans who worked on Air Force bases in Thailand during the Vietnam War because Agent Orange was handled at those installations

(Posted 7/1/11)