SENS. BAYH, LUGAR SEEK TO EXPAND VA CARE FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM, KOREAN WARS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News | July 29, 2008 | Copyright

The office of Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., issued the following news release:

Indiana Senators Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar today introduced legislation to provide comprehensive health coverage to disabled children born with the severe developmental birth defect known as Spina Bifida due to paternal exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam and Korean Wars.

Agent Orange was a chemical used by the United States military to defoliate dense jungles in Vietnam and along the Korean demilitarized zone from 1962 to 1971. Children of Vietnam and Korean War veterans faced an increased risk of being born ...

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