(Washington, D.C.) –“VVA applauds VA Secretary Denis McDonough for his decision to immediately implement provisions of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) by adding bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism to the list of conditions presumptively service connected to Agent Orange,” said John Rowan, VVA National President.