Veteran fights VA over Agent Orange coverage
Sipala served at a communications base in Okinawa, Japan in 1970. There, he sprayed weeds around the base with Agent Orange. The VA recognizes 7 countries outside of the U.S. and Vietnam as places were Agent Orange was stored or tested. Japan is not one of them.
Sipala said he was doused in Agent Orange one day, and broke out in rashes and blistering sores the next day. When he requested his medical records from the incident, Sipala said he was told they were lost.
Now Joe Sipala fights online with his "Agent Orange Okinawa" Facebook page. He said it works to inform both vets and citizens about the issue.
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