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AO and Hypertension?
Has the VA made a service connected and compensable link between exposure to AO and high blood pressure. I got the AO Registry letter today and I can't decide what they are saying except it sounds like a time delaying hedge.
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Blue Water Vets-email Secretary Shulkin blitz
email from Susie Belanger "Our Blue Water Navy , Thailand and Guam vets are still denied their benefits. Susie Okay everyone. Since it is Veterans' Day and news is getting out about the rally at Bay Pines, we will be doing an "email Blitz" to Sec Shulkin starting tomorrow and ending Sunday at 0000. We are using this email address: david.shulkin@va.gov The message is it is Veteran's Day , we do not have our benefits. You can correct this injustice with a stroke of a pen. A Message from Mike Little . …
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What next?
I have been awarded disability for PC 40%, IHD 10%, and ED o% SMC-k. I have not had any exams at all. What can I expect from the VA as far as follow up reviews or exams? Thanks in advance
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VA Press Release on more AO presumptives
" Statement from Secretary of Veterans Affairs on Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions 11/01/2017 07:07 PM EDT Statement from Secretary of Veterans Affairs on Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions Today, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin announced that he is considering possible new presumptive…
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How to file for Anemia / Refractory anemia / MDS-RCMD
I am trying to assist my father. He is 74 years old and served two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the purple heart and is currently 50% for PTSD. For years my father has had problems with anemia and in 2015 the VA doctor diagnosed him with anemia. In 2017 he was then diagnosed with Refractory anemia. Last month he was diagnosed with MDS-RCMD and has started taking injections of Epoetin Alfa, Recombinant. Epoetin is indicated for the treatment of anemia. How would I go about assisting my father in filing a claim? MDS is not on the list of presumptive conditions of AO but anemia is a chronic condition. What would be the best way to proceed with the claim for …
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Cygon exposure at Eleuthera, Bahamas
My name is Cameron, and I am a law student at Stetson University College of Law. I work in the Veterans Advocacy Clinic at Stetson, which provides free help to veterans trying to get their disability benefits from the VA. The Clinic uses student interns, like me, to do research on behalf of the veterans. Our job is to find the information that the VA needs, so that they can provide an accurate disability rating for the veteran. I am currently working on an appeal where we need some help finding testimony that would support the claim of one of our clients. I am working with a veteran who has developed Multiple Sclerosis as a result of handling a pesticide calle…
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agent orange sprayed on Alaska Pipeline-Ft. Wainwright
My husband spent 18 months at Ft Wainwright Fairbanks Alaska 1967 - 68.. I have obtained reports from the 2 Indian Tribes where the US government admitted to spraying Agent Orange on Pipeline. I have report from DEC in Alaska where Corps of Engineers admit to spraying in Alaska. I am trying to locate anyone who may have claims approved for this same area. I now am looking for anyone at Ft. Wainwright who may have served during this same era who may have any pictures of storage of agent orange on base or pictures of the bare pipeline. I forgot to mention that I also have letters from the US Army to the Canadian government outlining the spraying of agent orange. Any …
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Blue Water Navy- can anyone help?
VOLUNTEER DECK LOG READERS NEEDED! We are continuing with our project of reviewing ship Deck Logs for those ships that were in certain locations off the coast of Vietnam. We need volunteers to read the Deck Logs and to record the various Latitudes and Longitudes that were entered within the daily location readings and from within the text entries for each day the ship was in the Theater of Combat. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Word (or similar spread sheet and word processing programs) is required. The purpose for this project is to prepare for the eventual expansion of the pr…
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Korea AO-new bill announced
Korean War veterans exposed to Agent Orange in close proximity to the DMZ and were serving in any units in the link below from Hill And Ponton law firm are controlled by the regulations within this link: https://www.hillandponton.com/va-presumptives-korean-veterans/ Yesterday however , a new bill has been announced by Congressman Tom Mac Arthur to extend the date to 6 months earlier than the standing April 1, 1968 date. While only 1,000 or 1,500 vets might be affected by this bill ,if it changes the AO regulations, still it will be more equitable treatment for those veterans. I only hope they are still alive, and if they have AO presumptives, that they…
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Prostate cancer and agent orange
My husband previously was seen in 2012 by a VA MD for the Agent Orange registry. In 2015 he was diagnosed and rated for DMII related to Agent Orange. We now attempted to file an online FDC for his newly diagnosed prostate cancer and quickly received a response requiring a medical opinion the relating his prostate cancer to dioxin. I called the 800 help number and the individual advised we just go ahead and ask our MD for the opinion, it being quicker and easier to just get the opinion. Is there a better way to resolve this, either for our future reference or for others. Seems insane. Thank you.
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Footnote One Nehmer 2010
Broncovet asked: , I think what Mr. Spartaro is saying is there there is a claim for IHD because its a presumptive, and the Vet need not apply for it specifically. In other words, the effective date would be the "facts found", because the effective dates are determined by Nehmer class. Maybe Berta can chime back in and explain "footnote 1”: What it means is that the veteran had to have raised the IHD issue in a past claim.Or the medical evidence VA had warranted that they code the IHD as NSC with a percentage. In other words, say a female Vietnam vet ( there were almost 11 thousand women who served incountry-Vietnam during the war) filed for PTSD a…
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Possible new AO presumptives coming
https://militaryadvantage.military.com/2017/08/va-to-decide-on-new-agent-orange-ailments-by-nov-1/
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