Williams v. Principi

We must dissent because, in our opinion, the majority has not gone far enough. In deciding this case, the Court must give full consideration to the long, often difficult debate surrounding the Agent Orange controversy. That consideration must include, but not be limited to, the Nehmer litigation and Congress’ efforts, which precede Nehmer, to address and resolve the controversy. That consideration must also be coupled with the now-familiar guidance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that courts have “long recognized that the character of the veteran’s *200benefits statutes is…