White House Delays Addition of Diseases to Agent Orange List

Two years ago, then-Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin decided to add three health conditions to the list of diseases eligible for Agent Orange benefits, but White House officials challenged his authority and impeded enactment, according to internal documents obtained by a veteran through the Freedom of Information Act.

Shulkin wanted to add bladder cancer, Parkinson’s-like symptoms and hypothyroidism to the list of diseases eligible for benefits provided to service members exposed