Despite studies showing connections between Agent Orange and a number of birth defects, VA recognizes only one birth defect as being associated with Agent Orange spina bifida Following a 1996 US National Academy of Sciences study linking it to male veterans' exposure to Agent Orange, VA presumed connection for children with spina bifidaThe result complements a previous finding 5 that the risk of spina bifida, a specific birth defect, was elevated with Agent Orange exposure The strength of the association between exposure to Agent Orange/dioxin and birth defects in the Vietnamese population was substantially greater than that in the nonVietnamese populationsChildren of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance (COVVHA) provides advocacy for children of Vietnam Veterans including second and third generation victims of Agent Orange and Dioxin exposures worldwide COVVHA was started in 11 as a nonprofit in the State of Ohio It became a federally recognized 501 (c) (3), nonprofit in January of 12
Agent Orange Effects Being Seen In Grandchildren Of Vietnam War Veterans
