Secretary Of Veteran Affairs: Supreme Court Should Skip Agent Orange Benefits Case

Mealey's (May 12, 2023, 3:08 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) filed an opposition brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that it should deny a petition for review filed by a veterans advocacy group that wants the court to vacate a decision by the VA that denied disability compensation for soldiers exposed to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange while deployed on Guam.  The secretary argues that vacatur is not warranted because the prerequisites have not been met....