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Published August 31, 2010, 11:03 AM

Vietnam veterans receiving compensation for Agent Orange exposure

Because of worries about Agent Orange, about 270,000 Vietnam veterans — more than one-quarter of the 1 million receiving disability checks — are getting compensation for diabetes, according to Department of Veterans Affairs records obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act.

By: Mike Baker, Associated Press

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