October 06, 2012
agent orange, agent orange legacy, dioxin, disease, military children, parkinsons, sons and daughters, veterans
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In 2009, the department announced that veterans with Parkinson’s disease who were exposed to Agent Orange during military service may be eligible for disability compensation and health care.
“I’m not doing as well now,” Anderson said. “So now, I’m developing more of an attitude toward Agent Orange and Parkinson’s disease.”
“In a sense, there’s a big victory for those who have Parkinson’s diesease because they no longer have to exactly prove that that exposure caused it, and that it’s probable that it did cause it,” she said.
