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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. …
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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…
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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…
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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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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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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…
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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.
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"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…
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Hypothyroidism
Has anyone here had their AO Hypothyroidism claim settled? If so what was the rating?
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nehmer
If the the va has trated you for a agent orange presumptive can that be considered a claim?
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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.
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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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