VA adds new presumptives for mid-east and Afghanistan veterans

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5699

The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin processing disability claims Aug. 2 for asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis on a presumptive basis based on presumed particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia and certain other areas - if these conditions manifested within 10 years of a qualifying period of military service.

 

I think this is the major step in the VA finally taking their head out of the sand and recognizing the next-coming of Agent Orange. It's a first step, but it is a step in the right direction.