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MI SR0134
Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges Congress to expand presumption of service connection for Agent Orange-related diseases to Vietnam veterans who served in combat zone waters and airspace, not just those with "boots on the ground" in Vietnam
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Notes 22 million gallons of Agent Orange containing carcinogenic dioxin were sprayed during Vietnam War, linked to diseases including type II diabetes, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, and respiratory cancers
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Criticizes Department of Veterans Affairs policy requiring written documentation of ground service in Vietnam, which prevents Navy, Marine, and Air Force veterans from pursuing herbicide-related illness claims
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References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention findings of higher cancer risk among U.S. Navy Vietnam veterans and Australian study showing higher mortality rates from Agent Orange-associated diseases among Royal Australian Navy veterans
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Directs copies of resolution to President of U.S. Senate, Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan congressional delegation members
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to create the presumption of a service connection for diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure for Vietnam veterans who served in the waters defined by the combat zone and in the airspace over the combat zone.
Agent Orange
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
4/23/2014