The authors of each supporting article help substantiate my claim of negligence on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the public towards Vietnam veterans exposed to the herbicide, Agent Orange, as well as the herbicide that causes physical and psychological distress among veterans. The credibility of the articles is supported not only by the authors' credentials but also by the recurrence of the facts in each article. For example, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' disregard of the illness reported by Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, the authors of “Agent Orange Exposure and Attributes Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans” argue that “the DVA hypothesis is inconsistent with the scientific principles that govern determinations of the causes of disease” (Cecil and Young, 2011). In support of this claim, the authors of “The Use of Epidemiological Evidence on the Compensation of Veterans” argue that regarding the Veterans Affairs process linking illnesses to Agent Orange, “the current process for making presumptions is considered by some key stakeholders, especially from veterans service organizations and veterans themselves, as imperfect; his