I believe the govt is capable of any absurdity you can imagine.
If he could do it over and had a choice, I’m sure John McCain would rather eat a family size box of Agent Orange every day, than repeat what he experienced during the war. But they want to redefine veteran to exclude him.
Considering the amount of cancer that Agent Orange generates, he's better off taking the torture.
My father, US Army infantry, (RIP) died at 60 from this crap and the goddamned VA denied his claims.