Summary: After a long argument, Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs opted to grant benefits to Navy veterans whose ship duties during the Vietnam War might have exposed them to agent orange. The job of administering benefits fell to the Veterans Benefits Administration. Paul Lawrence, VA undersecretary for veterans benefits, visited the studios of Federal Drive with Tom Temin earlier in person to explain a program that got underway last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
