Saturday, August 07, 2010
Veteran Receiving Compensation After Agent Orange Exposure
WEST VIRGINIA....
Sixty-eight-year-old Gary Abram of West Virginia is receiving compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after being exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the military service at Maryland's Fort Detrick from November 1962 to 1964. Abram says he received a letter from the VA in 2008 that acknowledged the Department of Defense had spray-tested substances, including Agent Orange, at Fort Detrick while he was there. The VA has recognized certain cancers and diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure. Agent Orange is the nickname for a blend of herbicides the U.S. military sprayed during the Vietnam War to remove plants and leaves that provided enemy cover. Abram has been treated for lymphoma, has diabetes and has had thyroid problems since the 1970s.
Sixty-eight-year-old Gary Abram of West Virginia is receiving compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after being exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the military service at Maryland's Fort Detrick from November 1962 to 1964. Abram says he received a letter from the VA in 2008 that acknowledged the Department of Defense had spray-tested substances, including Agent Orange, at Fort Detrick while he was there. The VA has recognized certain cancers and diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure. Agent Orange is the nickname for a blend of herbicides the U.S. military sprayed during the Vietnam War to remove plants and leaves that provided enemy cover. Abram has been treated for lymphoma, has diabetes and has had thyroid problems since the 1970s.
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