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A local vet who comes here claims he could not find this claim in our search.

This was big news in the AO vets community and I know I posted it here long ago.

The VA has awarded other claims due to AO exposure-but not from Vietnam.

Some we never hear of because the Ros award them-the rest are all at the BVA web site.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp05/files4/0527748.txt

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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Yes. That one was all over the news.. though lots of sources didn't report it correctly - lots of them say the COURT awarded it; not the BVA. I was thinking that a pretty recent case also was granted at the BVA.

My husband was in Guam in the early 70's - so I have been keeping an eye on the AO claims there.

I know there are several cases on the docket now. I get emails every once in awhile asking for statements - since I am on the email list of people looking for info on AO (and other crud) on Guam.

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A local vet who comes here claims he could not find this claim in our search.

This was big news in the AO vets community and I know I posted it here long ago.

The VA has awarded other claims due to AO exposure-but not from Vietnam.

Some we never hear of because the Ros award them-the rest are all at the BVA web site.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp05/files4/0527748.txt

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I remember the case, and yes it was reported here on Hadit... I still have the downloaded pictures etc. The guy really backed up his claim, but even so it took years to get a single approval. I DONT forsee the VA admitting that Guam was like Vietnam and granting presumptive service connection for the whole populace. We still have a base at Guam, and the money is way way too much for them to be willing to simply admit it. Each vet is going to have to fight them for service connection.... which is a - well I cant use those words here.

Its not even the VA per sea, but congress.

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Once upon a time Lane Evans was trying to get the government to make the documents about the chemicals on Guam unclassified. The EPA sites definately confirm AO on Guam because of the amount found in the soil on various locations at Andersen. And the vets report that it was sprayed to kill the weeds.

They know it was there. But at this point a vet would pretty much have to prove they actually handled the drums or sprayed it to get SC.

I will add it to my husband's claim - and indicate he was in Guam - and the EPA report - so that if they ever decide to admit it was used there, that issue might be protected. But I need to keep it brief and artful; so the RO doesn't spend all it's time talking about Guam and AO - and miss the inservice onset and Asbestos parts. You know how they like to seize on the points you can't prove.

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I remember the case, and yes it was reported here on Hadit... I still have the downloaded pictures etc. The guy really backed up his claim, but even so it took years to get a single approval. I DONT forsee the VA admitting that Guam was like Vietnam and granting presumptive service connection for the whole populace. We still have a base at Guam, and the money is way way too much for them to be willing to simply admit it. Each vet is going to have to fight them for service connection.... which is a - well I cant use those words here.

Its not even the VA per sea, but congress.

Think Outside the Box!
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