Question

Agent Orange Act of 1991 – Presumes the following diseases to be service-connected and resulting from exposure to dioxins and other herbicide agents during service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era unless there is affirmative evidence to the contrary: (1) non-Hodgkins lymphoma, each soft-tissue sarcoma (with certain exceptions), and chloracne or other consistent acneform diseases. . . .

Extends through 1993 the eligibility for hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care and medical treatment of individuals who served in Vietnam and who have been determined to have been exposed to dioxin or a toxic substance in a herbicide as the result of such service and of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation while serving between September 11, 1945 and July 1, 1946.

–H.R.556 – Agent Orange Act of 1991

What did Congress acknowledge by issuing the Agent Orange Act of 1991? Check all that apply.

Any long-term diseases in Vietnam veterans were caused by chemical agents.
Additional care may be needed for some veterans who have been affected by toxins or radiation.
Contradictory evidence on the effects of herbicides and dioxins exists.
Veterans who served before the Vietnam War may also have been exposed to chemical toxins.
Agent Orange and other dioxins were responsible for certain diseases in soldiers.

Answer 1

By issuing the Agent Orange Act of 1991, Congress acknowledged the following:

1. **Additional care may be needed for some veterans who have been affected by toxins or radiation.**
2. **Contradictory evidence on the effects of herbicides and dioxins exists.**
3. **Agent Orange and other dioxins were responsible for certain diseases in soldiers.**

The Act presumes certain diseases as service-connected, recognizing the potential impact of exposure to dioxins and herbicides on Vietnam veterans, while also allowing for the possibility of contradictory evidence regarding these effects.