VSO’s Sue VA over Delays in Agent Orange Regulations

March 20, 2010 in PVA, Veterans News by Editor

WASHINGTON – Advocating for the 200,000 estimated Vietnam veterans suffering from Agent Orange exposure, a coalition of veteran’s service organizations filed a lawsuit yesterday [Tuesday] with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to force the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish new regulations so that veterans who file a claim for one of the three new conditions that have been linked to Agent Orange exposure can obtain benefits from the earliest possible date.

The lawsuit was filed by the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and United Spinal Association/VetsFirst with pro-bono help from Chadbourne & Parke LLP.

The VA missed a critical 210-day deadline specified by the Agent Orange Act of 1991 to publish a regulation authorizing VA to pay disability benefits to Vietnam veterans stricken with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, or B-cell leukemias.

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