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Agent Orange
from Taipei Times and from former member Mike Harris: New Zealand supplied Agent Orange TOXIC: The government has acknowledged its role in supplying the chemicals to a US base during the war in Vietnam, and a class suit action appears to be imminent AFP, AUCKLAND Monday, Jan 10, 2005, Page 5 New Zealand supplied Agent Orange chemicals to the US military during the Vietnam war, a government minister has revealed. The disclosure led to immediate claims that New Zealand was in breach of the Geneva convention and could face a flood of lawsuits from veterans and Vietnamese. Transport Minister Harry Duynhoven said the highly toxic chemical was sent to a …
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Covers Screen & Rating Board?
I asked my husband to call the 800# today while I was at work. ALso asked him to keep the phone call very light and easy going. (he did) Soooo, he related that he normally doesn't do the calling or asking and could they PLEASE help him do this call as his wife asked. Would they please look at the ?? Covers?? screen and let him know where in the process he is so he could tell his wife..... Well, the lady went to the covers screen and told my husband that his claim had been through the rating board and was sent to (he thinks supervisor) but anyway it was sent to somebody for decision REVIEW. Then she told him he should hear something in two to three weeks. What do you…
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Petition To Congress
The 110 Th Congress is now in session.....,thi is the time to get all Agent Orange cases awarded...not just for the Blue Water Navy but for all that served in Vietnam. Thailand, Cambodia and Laos..... Write your Senators and Represntatives!!!!!! Use this as a guide (copy it and fill in your senaor and representatives names) 10 XXXXXX 2007 Honorable Senator or Represenative 601 West Broadway Suite 630 CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Subject: Presumption of Exposure to Agent Orange Senator XXXXXXXXXXXX : The United States Court for Veterans Claims in a decision dated August 16, 2006 “ Haas vs. Nicholson “ruled that the appellant on appeal from the Vet…
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Agent Orange Pesumption
Let us not forget to keep our eye on the ball>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know there are a lot of blue water Navy Veterans as well as Veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam that have had their agent orange cases denied in the past, The only way you will ever overturn these denials is to read the Haas VS. NIcholson decision as promulgated by the US Court OF Appeals for Veterans Claims. I implore you as a Veteran and a Citizen to write yor Senators and Representative and tell them what we want .... This is a representative democracy....Make Them REPRESENT YOU. Make them change the laws on how your clai…
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Unit (ship) Combat Awards
Do the circumstances/awards below entitle me to be considered as a "Combat Veteran" under the VA regs? I have previously met the "VA "Feet on Ground" rule in the initial compensation claim, and received a 10% compensation award. In the fall/winter of 1967, I served as part of the crew on an LST assigned as a support ship. We were a part of the "River Rats" or Mobile Riverene Force, TF117. (Operated in the rivers and Delta of Vietnam) In 1968 I was transferred to another ship, an LSMR. This vessel provided "close in" fire support along the entire coast of Vietnam. As a result, for the time that I was on the crew, the ships were awarded: LST CR 11-DEC-1967 NU…
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I Don't Know What To Think
I am waiting for a denovo review for my lumbar ddd. I called my VSO (AL) Thursday and she said I needed to respond to the DRO review letter by APR 9. I told her I already responded to it, requesting a denovo review, on DEC 20, 2006 and I had a date stamped copy. She said " Great, I'll look into it and get back to you". I didn't hear from her on Friday so I called and no answer. I then took the date stamped copy to the VA to turn in again. The guy behind the desk at the VA said the response to the DRO letter was already in the computer and there was nothing due by me. No suspense date of Apr 9th. I stopped by the AL but they were not in Friday. I just have no idea wh…
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diabetes Ddmii And Diverticutilis
Good morning to all, I want to tell all of you what happend to my husband at the VA Hospital yesterday. We went to the doctor there because my husband is having a lot of bowl and stomach problems. He has had 18 inches of large intestine and fishures removed. During the conversation, I ask the doctor if his ptad/nerves could have anything to do with his problems and he promptly ask if the Pope is Catholic. I guess he must have known i was a little confused when I said yes and he then said "yes,very much so" ( The hubby is PTSD 50% ) I blew a really good chance to get more information on the service connection. A little further into the conversation the doctor was asking ab…
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Veteran Needs Your Help !
I need help from any Veteran that served in Thailand during the Vietnam Era; Specifically Nakon Phanom RTAFB "NKP" Air Force Base, "naked Fanny" during the peiod of August 1969 to August 1970. Need Corroboration of Agent Orange use to support claim remanded by the CAVC to the Board Of Veteran Appeals "BVA". Randall D. Thomas Sr. rthomass@insightbb.com
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Mike And All Edgewood Arsenal
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/20...periments_N.htm By Richard Willing, USA TODAY "Army doctors gave soldier volunteers synthetic marijuana, LSD and two dozen other psychoactive drugs during experiments aimed at developing chemical weapons that could incapacitate enemy soldiers, a psychiatrist who performed the research says in a new memoir." full story above "The program, which ran at the Army's Edgewood, Md., arsenal from 1955 until about 1972, concluded that counterculture staples such as acid and pot were either too unpredictable or too mellow to be useful as weapons, psychiatrist James Ketchum said in an interview. The program did yield one hallu…
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Sleep Apnea
Would it be wise to file my claim after the first results for positive Sleep Apnea or do I need the second Sleep Study and issuance of the CPAP prior to my claim. My ENT does not want to schedule me for my second sleep study for issuance of the CPAP until 6 weeks after I undergo the turbinate reduction procedure. Time usually ends to more time with things just getting in the way of things. I had the Septosplasty proceducre while on active duty, there should be entries claiming of daytime fatigue thus the reason for Septoplasty but never diag. with SA until a few years after retirement. Thanks Much, Yelloow#5
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Project Shad/edgewood Vet
The first 1/4 2007 BVA cases are now on line. http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files1/0700797.txt "Per the claims folder, the DoD, along with the VA and the National Academy of Sciences, contacted the veteran concerning these experiments. Specifically, the Department of the Army's Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense wrote the veteran a letter, dated May 8, 2002, that confirmed the veteran's assertions that he was exposed to VX along with other chemicals was stationed at Edgewood Arsenal" also: "Since the veteran's direct participation in Project 112 testing has been established, and in light of this directive from VHA, the present case is …
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Rating Board
i was told today my claim went to the rating board on the 29th of march how long does it take after they get it before you here some thing back and what is the next step thanks for any input i can get
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