Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Extends Disability Benefits to Thousands of Navy Veterans

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If you’re a Blue Water Vietnam veteran, your path for filing and winning a VA claim for Agent Orange-linked illnesses is now much easier, thanks to the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.

Before 2020, it was much more difficult for Navy veterans to get the disability benefits they rightfully earned for herbicide exposure and Agent Orange conditions. Navy Vietnam veterans who served within 12 nautical miles off the shore of Vietnam were often denied disability claims compared to veterans who deployed on the ground in Vietnam—even if they had the exact same condition and diagnosis.

Upwards of 90,000 veterans served on ships in Vietnam’s territorial waters during the war. These ships rarely docked in Vietnamese ports. Yet, these veterans were often exposed to the same harmful effects of Agent Orange and later developed severe medical conditions due to their exposure.

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