Veterans and their representatives have been advocating for many years to add additional presumptive conditions caused by Agent Orange exposure. As of January 1, 2021, the VA must now grant claims for three new presumptive conditions.
With the passage of H.R. 6395, NDAA 2021, Vietnam Veterans are now eligible to collect compensation for the newly added conditions of Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism and Parkinson’s-Like symptoms if they were exposed to Agent Orange during their service in Vietnam. And because of the Nehmer decision (38 CFR § 3.816), if a veteran had previously filed for one of these conditions and was denied, they may now be able to get an effective date of when the original claim was filed with the VA. This is great news for over 83,000 veterans suffering from these medical conditions.
But the fight isn’t over, since the VA has yet to add Hypertension to the Agent Orange Presumptive List. This impacts over 200,000 additional veterans who may have been affected by Agent Orange.
— Shane McNerney, Lake County Veterans Affairs Commission
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