Legal Opinion
Nehmer v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2007No. 06-15179, 06-16164PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This case involves our government’s treatment of its veterans who contracted serious ailments as a result of their exposure to Agent Orange in the course of the military’s use of that toxic chemical as a defoliant during the Vietnam war. It is a disturbing story, and the performance of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has contributed substantially to our sense of national shame. 1
The issue before us on this occasion is a technical one. But it is symbolic of the problems that have plagued a significant group of veterans who deserve to receive our…
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