Albert G. Mendez - Comment on VA Adjudications Manual M21-1

my comments are in response to "recissions of manual m21-1 provisions related to exposure to herbicides based on receipt of the viet-nam service medal" i feel that the m21-1 manual should indicate that anyone receiving the viet-nam service medal should receive all benefits entitled under the agent orange act of 1991.reason being by changing a law midstream would only give the v.a. more of an upperhand in interpreting law to their advantage when they are wrong in adjudications of claims.because if they are loosing a claim that would entitle vets to monetary benefits v.a. would just revise the m21-1 manual.so yes i am against the v.a. making this change at the present time, how it is written.