Blumenthal, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Urge VA to Reconsider Unnecessary Burdens on Blue Water Navy Veterans Seeking Care for Toxic Exposure Related Health Conditions

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senator Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a bipartisan group of 14 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change inconsistent and burdensome regulations placed on “Blue Water Navy” veterans seeking health care and benefits for conditions resulting from toxic chemical exposure during their service aboard Navy ships in Vietnam.