ptsd Smoger Ao Lawsuit

[Berta]

"Unfortunately, if the Supreme Court does not accept review, we will be at the end of our road. I know that you have waited a long time to get redress for what you have suffered from the herbicide manufacturers’ Agent Orange. At the original request of Admiral Zumwalt I have been working on this matter for fifteen years. I appreciate your patience and understanding."

Gersen Smoger more info at

www.agentorangelaw.net.

I dont know how many vets were accepted into this class action case that started years ago.

What I dont get is how the original AO Settlement Fund was money paid to any incountry Vietnam Vet exposed to AO who also had a totally disabling disability.(They required proof of total disability from the VA or from SSA)

It seems that they paid Rod based on his SSA award for Sec 1151 CVA and then as I recall- when we challenged the SSA award, SSA then went back one year prior as SSA for PTSD-I told the AO lawsuit people and I am sure Rod got retro from them on the AO payments due to a different toal disability date from the SSA.

If payments were made to any Vietnam vet who was totally disabled- regardless of cause of disability-

why shouldn't the VA grant SC for AO the same way?

Then again-too much $$$-

it is easier for them just to have a presumptive list, add to it once in a while, and I wonder how many vets die before their disabilities due to AO even get on the presumptive list.

All AO vets have a right of survivorship to their next if kin if they die with an award under Nehmer pending.

VA is supposed to find their next of kin.

A widow becomes a class action Nehmer member and if the widow dies the VA has to declare someone else as class action member and next of kin for any AO Nehmer payment due.

I have written to NVLSP for any clarification they can give me on this.

I have read this in the Nehmer Court Order ans Stipulation but have never seen a case where the VA paid anyone in the surviving spouses place as next of kin.

[john999]

I was in the Smogger class action. I have never heard from him lately. Everyone is off the hook except the victims of AO.

[evandc]

I am on the suit also. Signed up online in 2004. I never heard from anyone, so I sent them an email one night. Next day had call from Oakland Office telling me I was part of the Class Action Suit. What do we do now, just wait?

Don

[maxwell18]

How does one get in on the class action suit?

[evandc]

This is AO Cancer Class Action Suit. There is also a Diabetes Suit, but I don't know about it.

http://www.agentorangelaw.net/Agent_Orange_Questionnaire.htm

Don

[evandc]

Berta,

In that first law suit you are correct you had to be totally disabled. What really sucked was you could have broken back while ride cycle years after Vietnam War & get paid. I knew Vet 0% VA, Totally disabled vet injured back in cotton mill, drawing SSD got AO check. It was screwed from the start.

Don

[buickx]

I got the letter from Smoger, been in the AO suit since I was 30%, it seems like forever......

[Stretch]

Blue Water vets will mean that there will be another suit or inclusion. Unless we lose at Supreme Court.

[gdsnide]

"Unfortunately, if the Supreme Court does not accept review, we will be at the end of our road. I know that you have waited a long time to get redress for what you have suffered from the herbicide manufacturers' Agent Orange. At the original request of Admiral Zumwalt I have been working on this matter for fifteen years. I appreciate your patience and understanding."

Gersen Smoger more info at

www.agentorangelaw.net.

I dont know how many vets were accepted into this class action case that started years ago.

What I dont get is how the original AO Settlement Fund was money paid to any incountry Vietnam Vet exposed to AO who also had a totally disabling disability.(They required proof of total disability from the VA or from SSA)

It seems that they paid Rod based on his SSA award for Sec 1151 CVA and then as I recall- when we challenged the SSA award, SSA then went back one year prior as SSA for PTSD-I told the AO lawsuit people and I am sure Rod got retro from them on the AO payments due to a different toal disability date from the SSA.

If payments were made to any Vietnam vet who was totally disabled- regardless of cause of disability-

why shouldn't the VA grant SC for AO the same way?

Then again-too much $$$-

it is easier for them just to have a presumptive list, add to it once in a while, and I wonder how many vets die before their disabilities due to AO even get on the presumptive list.

All AO vets have a right of survivorship to their next if kin if they die with an award under Nehmer pending.

VA is supposed to find their next of kin.

A widow becomes a class action Nehmer member and if the widow dies the VA has to declare someone else as class action member and next of kin for any AO Nehmer payment due.

I have written to NVLSP for any clarification they can give me on this.

I have read this in the Nehmer Court Order ans Stipulation but have never seen a case where the VA paid anyone in the surviving spouses place as next of kin.

Berta,

Did U know the Semoniles are the only Indian Tribe that did not sign a peace traet with the US?

I read this some years back so there is the possibility it has changed but I think not.

Gary

[danang_1969]

I joined that class action lawsuit in 1881 and got an answer in 1985 I think, if I remember correctly. I had many health problems then, but had not filed for disability of any kind with anyone and was gritting my teeth trying to make it. Did not get any money either.... only a denial letter from a big high ranking appointed special master judge. I still have the card and my claim number that was assigned to me when I signed up. I wasn't disabled according to SS and VA then then, but I am now. Did not know they had another lawsuit going. Is it too late to sign up? If not does anyone have the signup info available? Please post for me if you do.

[john999]

$3600 bucks for being poisoned by AO. DOW got off so cheaply. It may turn out that the Vietnamese get more money than we do if negotiations continue bewteen Vietnam and the USA. Maybe the USA will just fly over Vietnam and spray money at them. We hauled cash to Iraq and gave it away, so why not.