Nga’s eldest daughter, Viet Hai, born in 1968, suffers from a heart defect, tetralogy of Fallot. Her daughter died at the age ...

Vreeland doesn't remember labels on the drums. “I can’t say honestly that I saw containers that said ‘Agent Orange.’ I just knew what that stuff was.” He identified it as the herbicide ...

Decades after the fall of Saigon, millions are still dealing with the legacy of the Vietnam War. The chemical ghost of Agent Orange, a potent herbicide used by US forces, haunts generations, leaving a ...

Agent Orange still causes sickness more than 50 years later. The human cost of this liquid herbicide (called Agent Orange because of the orange stripes on the drums that carried it) is difficult ...

DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical ...

Agent Orange, the chemical most frequently used, was later linked to cancer, birth disorders, and other life-threatening health complications. The extent of its effect on both American service ...

Medical experts associate Agent Orange exposure with several diseases and cancers. However, there is a lack of sufficient research showing a causal link between Agent Orange and kidney cancer.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Agent Orange was a tactical herbicide the U.S. military used to kill trees and shrubs providing cover and destroy food crops.

While in Vietnam, he was exposed to Agent Orange, a herbicide widely used by American forces during the Vietnam War. Raabe says the Department of Veterans Affairs identified the defoliant as the ...

The VA offers health care and disability benefits for veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and other herbicides during military service. Your dependents and survivors also may be ...

Nguyen Thanh Hai, 34, is one of millions with disabilities linked to Agent Orange. Born with severe developmental challenges, it's a struggle for him to complete tasks others take for granted ...