[White House Briefing and Fact Sheet on Exposure]

In hearing President Biden's speech on yesterday, is it false hope to the Vietnam Veteran's that hypertension may be finally added to the presumptive listing.  

 

[Agent Orange -VA Website Update as of]

In checking on VA lack of action in 2regards to the Agent Orange presumptive listing of conditions, I noticed that the following with a date of September 2019 :

If you have an illness you believe is caused by contact with Agent Orange—and you don’t see it listed above

You can still file a claim for disability compensation.

You’ll need to:

• Provide scientific and medical evidence that the condition is related to exposure to Agent Orange, or
• Show that the problem started during—or got worse because of—your military service

Scientific proof may include an article from a medical journal or a published research study.

VA has the results of their own commissioned study that indicates that "the prevalence of hypertension among members of the Army Chemical Corps to be higher than among other aging veterans. Although most of the Agent Orange used in Vietnam was sprayed from Air Force planes, the Army Chemical Corps also sprayed the herbicide from hand sprayers and helicopters".

So, what happens to those that have their claim status in a appeal status that has been referred back to RO by the board for additional information?

 

[VA Agent Orange Website Update as of 09/2019]

In checking on VA lack of action in 2regards to the Agent Orange presumptive listing of conditions, I noticed that the following with a date of September 2019 :

If you have an illness you believe is caused by contact with Agent Orange—and you don’t see it listed above

You can still file a claim for disability compensation.

You’ll need to:

• Provide scientific and medical evidence that the condition is related to exposure to Agent Orange, or
• Show that the problem started during—or got worse because of—your military service

Scientific proof may include an article from a medical journal or a published research study.

VA has the results of their own commissioned study that indicates that "the prevalence of hypertension among members of the Army Chemical Corps to be higher than among other aging veterans. Although most of the Agent Orange used in Vietnam was sprayed from Air Force planes, the Army Chemical Corps also sprayed the herbicide from hand sprayers and helicopters".

So, what happens to those that have their claim status in a appeal status that has been referred back to RO by the board for additional information?

 

[VA Agent Orange Website Update as of 09/2019]

In checking on VA lack of action in regards to the Agent Orange presumptive listing of conditions, I noticed that the following with a date of September 2019 :

If you have an illness you believe is caused by contact with Agent Orange—and you don’t see it listed above

You can still file a claim for disability compensation.

You’ll need to:

• Provide scientific and medical evidence that the condition is related to exposure to Agent Orange, or
• Show that the problem started during—or got worse because of—your military service

Scientific proof may include an article from a medical journal or a published research study."

VA has the results of their own commissioned study that indicates that "the prevalence of hypertension among members of the Army Chemical Corps to be higher than among other aging veterans. Although most of the Agent Orange used in Vietnam was sprayed from Air Force planes, the Army Chemical Corps also sprayed the herbicide from hand sprayers and helicopters".

So, what happens to those that have their claim status in a appeal status that has been referred back to the RO by the board for additional information?

 

[C&P for Ptsd: What to expect?]

AtlMarine, the C & P exam will consist of the questionnaire that may located in one of many postings located on this site.  It will consist of your work history, how you handle work and social life.  In addition, the examiner will ask how you are feeling on that particular day.  Be honest tell the examiner how your military service has impacted those areas that were mentioned before.  I wish you best, it will be difficult reliving those difficult aspects of your military service, but it is key to providing the examiner that with your story.  I wish you the best.