Exposure to agent orange a recent signed blue water navy law affects veterans who served on a vessel operating not more than 12 nautical miles seaward from the demarcation line of the waters of vietnam and cambodia as defined in public law 116 23 veterans who state they meet the criteria of this law are eligible for the agent orange registry. The agent orange act of 1991 established a presumption of herbicide exposure for veterans who served in vietnam and who developed one or more of the diseases associated with ao exposure such a presumption is necessary for a vietnam veteran to receive disability compensation if he or she has an ao associated disease. Following a federal court decision on procopio v wilkie the blue water navy bwn vietnam veterans act of 2019 or pl 116 23 extended the presumption of herbicide exposure such as agent orange to veterans who served in the offshore waters of the republic of vietnam between jan 9 1962 and may 7 1975. Blue water navy vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure institute of medicine board on the health of select population committee on blue water navy vietnam vet isbn 9780309162470 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Blue water navy vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure comprehensively examines whether vietnam veterans in the blue water navy experienced exposures to herbicides and their contaminants by reviewing historical reports relevant legislation key personnel insights and chemical analysis to resolve current debate on this issue