Vietnam Veterans urged to file Agent Orange Claims

Vets Urged to File AO Claims
Week of March 15, 2010
Tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson's disease or B cell leukemia should file claims now with the Department of Veterans Affairs for disability compensation, not wait until VA publishes a regulation officially linking these diseases to wartime service. Veteran advocacy groups are urging the swift filing of claims because veterans eventually found eligible for disability pay for these diseases will be able to receive compensation back to the date their claims were filed.Read the full article.To learn more about your state's benefits, visit the Military.com State Veteran's Benefits Directory.