About is Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans ActBlue Water Navy Vietnam veterans have been denied benefits for a gap of 17 years. Now the Blue Water Navy Veterans can claim benefits for conditions related to Agent Orange exposure. The Blue Water Navy Act of 2019 has gone into effect from January 1, 2020. The bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act gave VA time until Jan. After the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 was signed into law until January 2020, approximately close to 90,000 Blue Water veterans were ineligible for Agent Orange-related benefits.