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Vietnam vets exposed to agent orange granted benefits
Feb 2 , 2020
Tom TeminFederal Drive with Tom TeminPaul LawrenceDepartment of Veterans AffairsVeterans Benefits AdministrationAfter a long argument, Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs opted to grant benefits to Navy veterans whose ship duties during the Vietnam War might have exposed them to agent orange. The job of administering benefits fell to the Veterans Benefits Administration. Paul Lawrence, VA undersecretary for veterans benefits, visited the Federal Drive with Tom Temin studios earlier in person to explain a program that got underway last month.
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