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  1. Blue Water Navy info from VA OIG

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  2. AO vets and Footnote One -Nehmer

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  3. AO Reservists new news

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  4. BWNAO stay to be lifted

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  5. Sub sailors and AO

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  1. Agent Orange: Alphabetized Ships List

    Agent Orange: Alphabetized Ships List https://www.va.gov/shiplist-agent-orange.pdf

    Asked by carlie,

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  2. Agent Orange - Check This Before Posting Your Question It May Have Already Been Answered

    http://www.google.com/search?client=safari...-8&oe=UTF-8

    Asked by Tbird,

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  3. Rosa turner

    I just happened on this site as I have been trying to find info on Ft Clayton for an upcoming trip to Panama City. My deceased husband was stationed there from 11/1961-11/1963. He used to tell me ‘he walked guard duty on the canal.’ He also was a gunner on a mortar. By 2/73 he had died of brain cancer. Doc said initial tumor could have been caused by loud explosions near his head. Now I’m reading about the chemical weapons used, stored, and fired there at Clayton and wondering if he could have been exposed. Can you offer any directions or sites I should explore? Additionally is there anything left from this era at Ft. Clayton that would warrant a side trip/visit. …

    Asked by Mrs. turner,

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  4. Carotid Hypersensitivity

    In 2017 had a pacemaker implanted for carotid hypersensitivity. VA paid for it. I am service connected for heart disease. This year I decided to file a claim for worsening condition of heart disease. Found an article on Pubmed that said carotid hypersensitivity was not a separate disease, but a marker for heart disease and arteriosclerosis. VA rejected my claim for worsening condition and said it had nothing to do with the heart. Said it was not service connected. I think they are absolutely wrong. If it is not service connected, why pay for the pacemaker. I've taken this claim as far as I can. I'm limited to what I can do. Would like to turn it over to…

    Asked by Jayco,

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  5. My AO exposure story

    I joined the Army in 1967 as airborne Infantry but I didn't make it to Nam. I served 1967-1970 stateside and in Germany. My AO exposure was at Fort Gordon GA. I/we were involved in finding the optimum mixture of the concentrate AO to diesel fuel. It became my duty to use up the defoliant that was left over after the testing was complete. My direct exposure, directly and hands on working with and spraying 24D-245T was every day from September 6, 1967 to March 4, 1969 whereupon I was deployed to Germany. When I filed my first claim in 2005 the DOD and the VA were very adamant that AO had never been used in CONUS, PERIOD! In order to Substantiate my AO exposure cla…

    Asked by jamescripps2,

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  6. What agent orange will do for you.

    This is what AO will do for you! Scroll down to see all. Your individual ratings 0%scars, anterior trunk Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 0%scars, posterior trunk Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 0%scars, right lower extremity Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 0%scars, left lower extremity Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 30%painful scars Service-connected disability? Yes Ef…

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  7. Hypertension

    Back in 2012 I applied for disability with the VA: diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. They were all presumptive at that time. They approved all three and I received back pay and started receiving monthly checks. Then a few months later they removed hypertension but said I could keep all moneys already paid and that the monthly payment would stay the same. Removing hypertension happened to a couple of other guys I know. Monetarily no damage but would not be able to receive any treatment expense for the disease. Now I see as of 2022 hypertension is on the presumptive list. See anything wrong with applying for disability again for hypertension? Thank…

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  8. Dixon and agent orange

    Filed a claim for Parkinsons', hypersensitive carotid artery requiring pacemaker, and heart attack. Parkinson's was new. The latter two were filed as worsening condition of my already service-connected heart disease. Parkinsons' approved. Heart attack rated 0. Carotid artery deferred. VA letter says they believe artery problem is caused by dioxin. Wants a letter from a doctor supporting that it is caused by dioxin and evidence supporting her claim. According to this I found on the internet: "Dioxin is a member of the class of persistent organic pollutants which resulted from the deliberately accelerated production of 2,4,5-T, one of the components of age…

    Asked by Jayco,

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  9. DMZ in 80s with Agent Orange Illnesses

    My friend served in the Army in the Korean DMZ in the 1980s. Got out now he has ischemic heart condition. Diabetes type 2. Skin hyperpigmentation. Numbness in joints and limbs and many more symptoms of agent orange. My question is how does he get disability approved since it doesn't fall in the years of presumptive conditions 68-71. I have read others in the 80s-90s veterans serving in the dmz contracted illness due to agent orange and had difficulty getting approval. Thanks for input. I appreciate it greatly.

    Asked by Al Sia,

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  10. "DETERMINED TO BE A VIETNAM -ERA HERBICIDE-EXPOSED VETERAN"

    Hello I have a question...last week a good friend of mine father was hospitalized due to COPD, high blood pressure, CHF, and Diabetes 2...he served in the Navy from 1964-1970 he was a Aircraft structural Maintenace and also worked on the air crafts hydraulics systems...back in April 2017 he received a letter from the Member Service Health Eligibility Center which stated he was awarded (1.) 40% service connected and (2.) Determined to be a Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed Veteran... Her dad is 78 years old and he is confused she had power of attorney he does not remember what he claimed back then but he was enrolled in Priority Group 2 effective in 2017...can she go a…

    Asked by mountain tyme,

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  11. Hypothyroidism

    Has anyone here had their AO Hypothyroidism claim settled? If so what was the rating?

    Asked by Russell R,

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  12. nehmer

    If the the va has trated you for a agent orange presumptive can that be considered a claim?

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  13. Treatment completed, but checks keep coming. Am I in trouble?

    My Agent Orange Lymphoma claim sailed right through. I used my company insurance plan instead of the VA. 2 1/2 years of treatments. ended in August. VA finally contacted me about a C&P exam which took place in December. Still have not heard back from them, but the checks continue. Am I in trouble now financially, and expected to pay back anything, or does the C&P ruling determine when the clock stops? With the VA so backlogged, I would bet there are a lot of people in this position.

    Asked by Gone Fishing,

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  14. nehmer

    I filed for smc (bladder cancer) in april, in june I was notified the va reopened a claim for me under nehmer and added it to the smc claim, I was then notified the claim went to preparation for notification on August 10, since then nothing. Does anybody know why nehmer claims are taking so long?

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  15. Latter or later

    UNder Nehmyer I have seen beginning date of claim to be both the later date and the latter date, which is it?

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  16. Attorney needed that will take my case

    I haven’t been here for a while, but to update, I am 100% P & T now, but the VA did not hardly pay any retro pay. My medical records are still being withheld per Exemption 5 [ 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(5) ], and my medical treatment records were intentionally withheld for 51 years now. I have the records request form from January 1972 when the US Army told me they were lost intransit from Vietnam. This was absolutely false, and I finally got them in 2016, showing I had no reaction to Chloroquine, yet I had a skin disease they could not determine the cause of. I actually had malaria, and was hospitalized with a serious Lung infection from “Undetermined Organisms” eight months a…

    Asked by Victorray,

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  17. Retroactive Payment

    I am 100 percent disabled. I was denied Hypothyrodism 2019. It is on appeal. The VA added it as a new claim Jun 13, 2021. The claim is being reviewed under the Nehmer case, because VA added it to the agent orange diseases. Since I am 100 percent when the claim is completd am I eligible for a rectroactive payment? thank you

    Asked by Carlos C. Parscal,

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  18. Blue Water Navy info from VA OIG

    Blue Water Navy Outreach Requirements Were Met, but Claims Processing and Procedures Could Improve 09/02/2021 02:30 PM EDT Since 1991, veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides such as Agent Orange. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 extended this presumption to include veterans who served within 12 nautical miles of Vietnam. The objective of this OIG review was to determine whether Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) employees (1) notified Navy veterans of their potential eligibility to receive medical benefits under the act; …

    Asked by Berta,

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  19. VA ends Comp for PC after Salvage Radiation

    I had RP in 2009. Rising PSA forces SRT in 2013. The VA halted my comp for PC saying : “The claimant does not have active prostate cancer. The claimant underwent radical prostatectomy in 2009 and radiation therapy in 2012. Serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) should decrease and remain at an undetectable level after radical prostatectomy. The American Urological Association defines an initial PSA value of 0.2 ng/mL or greater followed by a subsequent confirmatory PSA value 0.2 ng/mL or greater as biochemical recurrence following prostatectomy. A PSA rise of 2 ng/mL or more above the nadir PSA is considered the standard definition for biochemical fail…

    Asked by thinders1951,

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  20. Nehmer Footnote One Agent Orange claims

    Since VA has finally started to adjudicate Glue Water Navy AO claims, this info might help- Footnote One: -----Original Message----- > Subject: Footnote One Nehmer "Rick Spataro, Head Nehmer lawyer of NVLSP, explained Footnote One to me this way in email as soon as the Regulations were being prepared for the 3 new AO presumptives in 2010: “As for your second question, if the VA should have coded IHD in a rating decision, the claim that resulted in the rating decision could be considered a claim for benefits for IHD under footnote 1 of the Final Stipulation and Order in Nehmer. It basically depends on the timing of the claim, rating decision, and e…

    Asked by Berta,

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  21. Backpay for Agent Orange Exposure Claim

    My father was exposed to agent orange in the Navy while in country (he was brown water navy). He developed ischemic heart disease and finally rated at 100% this year, after being at 90% for several years. He hadn't applied for ischemic heart disease prior to my helping him this year. Does the VA pay or allow backpay for agent orange exposure? I'm just wanting to help him out and wondering how, if possible, to go about submitting information to the VA for him. Thank you in advance! John

    Asked by jqdaily,

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  22. VA to re-adjudicate Veteran and survivor claims for possible herbicide exposure

    This maybe old news to some but it was in my in box when I came home. May 14, 2021, 01:06:00 PM WASHINGTON — Veterans who were previously denied service connection for an herbicide related presumptive condition due to lack of in-country Vietnam service will have their claims automatically re-adjudicated by VA. VA to re-adjudicate Veteran and survivor claims for possible herbicide exposure

    Asked by pacmanx1,

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  23. Hypertension Treated by VA in the 1970's

    It looks like 2021 may be the year that hypertension (high blood pressure) finally becomes a A/O presumptive illness. If it happens, I have a "what if" question. I am currently a 100% disabled Vietnam Veteran (prostate cancer). I was discharged in 1967. Beginning in the 1970's I was treated at the VA Hospital in West Los Angeles for high blood pressure. Although I eventually switched to private care, I have been treated for high blood pressure my entire adult life. So my question is: If high blood pressure becomes an A/O presumptive illness, could I submit a claim for retro compensation to the 70's because the VA was treating me for it back then? Thanks eve…

    Asked by Max Rommel,

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  24. Vietnam Vets With Cml

    Our son who is 29 was just diagnosed with CML Leukemia. My husband served in Vietnam in the late 60 and was covered in Agent Orange. It appears from reading these messages that there are other Vietnam veterans whose children are being diagnosed with CML. Being such a rare disease especially in children too many of them seem to be from Vietnam Vets. Exactly how many of them are out there. The targeted drugs seem to be working but at an a co pay of $1800 a month. They are working on getting him financial help or discount through the pharmacy/drug company but they are saying this could be a life time cost. Anyone out there making any progress with getting help from the VA fo…

    Asked by Terry Hackett,

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  25. Movement on new VA Secretary to add HBP to AO presumptives

    John Plahovinsak: Disabled war veterans waiting for long overdue action | The Clermont Sun In part: "Over 150,000 Vietnam War veterans are waiting for a decision from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to obtain VA benefits they earned for their medical conditions. This decision would be to add hypertension to the list of medical conditions presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange." "During McDonough’s Senate Confirmation Hearing and first news briefing, he said he felt the urgency to act on the hypertension issue. He pledged to look at the scientific evidence, rather than the cost. “Inevitably people focus …

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