Veteran s spouse fighting for benefits after township denial
VFW, former lawmaker backs spouse s rights to denied benefits
and last updated 2021-04-23 00:09:58-04
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The Backstory
Toni Veldman met her husband Steve when they were both working at a restaurant. Shortly beforehand, Steve had returned home from Vietnam after serving as a military policeman in the Air Force.
The two married in 1977, having two daughters together.
It was much later in life that Steve learned he had been exposed to Agent Orange as a boots-on-the-ground airman. He was told during a doctor s visit that he would be entitled to benefits, due to the fact that he had developed lung cancer. He also struggled with a heart condition, with either condition possibly being attributed to the Agent Orange exposure.