But we do know from the studies, those nine studies I referred to and that the IOM considered rigorous enough for us to give weight for them, six of the studies were strong and statistically significant in making the tie between herbicide exposure and ischemic heart disease.
Shinseki cites studies linking herbicide exposure to health issues in Vietnam veterans.
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