Decades after their exposure and decades after Vietnam veterans first heard of the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange, more illnesses associated with Agent Orange are now covered for care at the VA. This is something not all Vietnam veterans are aware of. In this podcast with Diane Donato, Peter Potter, Public Affairs Director at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, and veterans advocate Emil Baker talk about what the change in the law means for the hundreds of thousands of Vietnam Veterans living in New York.
For more information about environmental exposures programs and services for veterans: www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures
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