Why Four Agent Orange Ailments Still Not Covered

VA Secretary David Shulkin told the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday that he made recommendations to White House budget officials last year to add up to four more conditions — bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, Parkinson-like tremors and hypertension (high blood pressure) — to the VA list of 14 illnesses presumed caused by exposure to herbicides known as Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War. Shulkin suggested that he favors expansion of Agent Orange-related health care and disability compensation, but factors like cost, medical science, and politics still stand in the way. Read the full 'Military Update' article on Military.com.