Veterans who served in Korea affected by new benefits policy

Veterans who served in Korea affected by new benefits policy

If military personnel were assigned to certain military units in Korea on the demilitarized zone between April 1, 1968, and Aug., 31, 1971, they are eligible to apply for compensation based on exposure to herbicides. Some 40 years after the fact, the Veterans Administration has acknowledged that even more veterans were exposed to Agent Orange while serving on Korea's DMZ.

Veterans and relatives of veterans who want more information about Agent Orange — including diseases and possible birth defects associated with exposure — can access www.publichealth.va.gov/exposure/agentorange.

For more information on filing a VA claim for Agent Orange exposure, access www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AQ/

claimherbicide.ht. or if you don't mind waiting awhile you may call VA's Agent Orange Helpline at

1-800-749-8387.