고엽제 피해자에 대한 국가 보상 현황 및 보훈 정책 원리 수정 제안
A Proposal to Change Welfare Policy Principles for Agent Orange Exposed Korean Veterans
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Objectives: Agent Orange TCDD has been related to serious diseases among Korean veterans who wereexposed to it. Decades after the end of the war, however, its effects are still being debated. The object of thisstudy was to examine various unmet needs raised among Agent Orange exposed veterans and their families andto find grounds of a new welfare policy for providing alternative legislation. Methods: Literatures concerning Agent Orange, TCDD, the associated diseases, compensation for veterans andSupreme Court sentencing were searched using PubMed, ProQuest, press news and relevant homepages. Results: Agent Orange exposed veterans are eligible for various benefits from the government, includingdisability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs hasclassified certain diseases into two categories, Agent Orange sequela diseases and sequela suspect diseases andhas provided differential benefits based on separated laws. Big differences exist in benefits to veterans and theirfamilies between the two laws. The absence of definite standards to classify the Agent Orange associateddiseases was confirmed by recent Supreme Court sentencing which ruled in favor of US manufacturers. Conclusion: It appears that the evidence for cause and effect of Agent Orange related diseases would never beperfect. The results suggest a need to change welfare principles from presumptive or indefinite disease basis toexposure experiences combined with integrated disability evaluation. We propose to extend eligibility byenacting a new law for Agent Orange exposed Korean veterans.
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Objectives: Agent Orange TCDD has been related to serious diseases among Korean veterans who wereexposed to it. Decades after the end of the war, however, its effects are still being debated. The object of thisstudy was to examine various unmet needs raised among Agent Orange exposed veterans and their families andto find grounds of a new welfare policy for providing alternative legislation. Methods: Literatures concerning Agent Orange, TCDD, the associated diseases, compensation for veterans andSupreme Court sentencing were searched using PubMed, ProQuest, press news and relevant homepages. Results: Agent Orange exposed veterans are eligible for various benefits from the government, includingdisability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs hasclassified certain diseases into two categories, Agent Orange sequela diseases and sequela suspect diseases andhas provided differential benefits based on separated laws. Big differences exist in benefits to veterans and theirfamilies between the two laws. The absence of definite standards to classify the Agent Orange associateddiseases was confirmed by recent Supreme Court sentencing which ruled in favor of US manufacturers. Conclusion: It appears that the evidence for cause and effect of Agent Orange related diseases would never beperfect. The results suggest a need to change welfare principles from presumptive or indefinite disease basis toexposure experiences combined with integrated disability evaluation. We propose to extend eligibility byenacting a new law for Agent Orange exposed Korean veterans.
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