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Children/Spouse of Agent Orange Veterans
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Blue Water Navy - Nehmer (new)
New information for (Vietnam) Navy vets. Thought worthy of passing along. Blue Water Navy - Nehmer The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will readjudicate claims for Veterans who served in the offshore waters of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. This review is part of the Veterans Benefits Administration’s implementation of the November 5, 2020, U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California decision to readjudicate previously denied claims as applied in Nehmer vs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans who were previously denied service connection for an herbicide related presumptive condition d…
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Increase in spina bifida benefit
I have a question. A dear friend of mine has Spina Bifida and has been getting a level I rating for it since he was a kid. His dad was Agent Orange exposed. Anyway my friend is 40 years old now and his health is declining due to his condition. The question is, can he apply for a higher rating? If so, how does he go about it. He doesn't live near a VA and has no clue so I told him I would ask. Thanks in advance for any input!
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AO Mother and Son of Veteran - Followup info from previous topic
Berta and all. Here is what I have so far from my friend and his mother that I was speaking about the other day. From what I can tell, They do have the DD214 and DD215's. However, there DD214 itself does not show any type of locations of service as the newer ones do.It does show a previous command which I assume is the one he deployed with. I took notice of the "Foreign/Seas service" section of his 214 and noticed he has Foreign service for 11 months and 20 or so days, just long enough to be in Vietnam... However, I feel I may have to dig up records pertaining to that unit at the time in order to prove it? I am unsure on that exactly. It was also strange they had 2 DD215'…
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What benefits are available to survivors?
Are survivors entitled to DiC and other benefits?
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What diseases are presumptive for Agent Orange?
If you have qualifying service what diseases are associated with Agent Orange that the VA will presume service connection for?
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