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
How did the Agent Orange Act of 1991 aim to affect
veterans' lives?
O by curing affected veterans from diseases related to
chemical agents used in war
O by extending the time that veterans affected by
chemical agents had access to medical care
O by providing financial compensation to all veterans
affected by chemical agents
xby stopping the use of chemical agents in wars so
as not to affect future veterans