A new law expanding VA disability benefits to more veterans who were exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War will change home loan limits for all veterans. The bulk of Public Law 116-23, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, which became law on June 27, 2019, addresses the expansion of VA disability benefits for Agent Orange exposure to those who served in ships off the coast of Vietnam during the war. Previously, only those who served in-country or on inland waters were eligible for disability benefits. So what does that have to do with VA home loans? To pay for the expanded disability benefits for the approximately 90,000 veterans who may now be eligible, the VA is removing limits on VA home loans while raising the system’s funding fee levied on those who do not have a VA disability rating. Read more on Military.com.