Agent Orange - Check This Before Posting Your Question It May Have Already Been Answered

[Tbird]

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari...-8&oe=UTF-8

[georgiapapa]

My agent orange exam was more of an interview than an actual physical exam. The doctor sat at her computer and asked if I had any diseases on the agent orange presumptive list. She went down the list of diseases and on the one disease where I responded yes she asked a few additional questions. I was then scheduled for a chest X-Ray and blood test. The doctor told me I would receive a report with her recommendations on it which I never received. I later requested a copy of her report for my records.

[dongtam]

Is lung cancer Diagnosed as mesothelomia still lung cancer from agent orange.

[dongtam]

I should add that he was in Vietnam

[georgiapapa]

dongtam,

Mesothelioma is one of the soft tissue sarcomas not presumed to be related to Agent Orange by the VA. Does he have any other cancers or diseases of any type?

GP

[Berta]

Was he exposed to asbestos in service?

"The clinical diagnosis of asbestosis requires a history of
asbestos exposure and radiographic evidence of parenchymal
lung disease. When considering VA compensation claims,
rating boards have the responsibility of ascertaining whether
or not military records demonstrate evidence of asbestos
exposure in service and to assure that development is
accomplished to ascertain whether or not there is pre-service
and/or post-service evidence of occupational or other
asbestos exposure. A determination must then be made as to
the relationship between asbestos exposure and the claimed
diseases, keeping in mind the latency and exposure
information noted above.

The evidence in the record, including the previously
mentioned medical opinion, constitutes a sufficient basis to
conclude that the veteran's mesothelioma is due to asbestos
exposure in service. The veteran's statements describing his
in-service duties and living environment aboard ship are
credible. The veteran is competent to relate such
information. Further, a private oncologist commented that
the mesothelioma was related to military service. On review
of the record, there is no probative evidence to suggest that
the current diagnosis is not related to service;
specifically, that the veteran was likely exposed to asbestos
other than in service. Accordingly, considering the
veteran's recitation of his in-service duties together with
the medical evidence that establishes currently diagnosed
mesothelioma and links this disorder to the veteran's
military service, the Board finds that service connection for
mesothelioma, must be granted.

ORDER

Service connection for a lung disorder, mesothelioma is
granted."

http://www.va.gov/vetapp04/files/0403998.txt

Also this is link to a very old post I made, but there are still Mesothelioma lawsuits being filed.

Also I posted the Navy Asbestos PIES list here:

Any inservice MOS , NAVY or not, that can be proven to have exposed the veteran to asbestos has to be considered in adjudicating mesothelioma claims.

The older Navy ships were full of it and asbestos covered the pipes over the bunks as well as being in other exposure areas.

Edited April 3, 2015 by Berta

[sammy104]

Where is the panama ao section? I see this whole vetapp98 appeal that was won...its posted here..the whole case...

http://www.va.gov/vetapp98/files1/9800877.txt

My husband was in jungle warfare training 1968-1969 fort gulick panama and years later, came down with tons of things related to ao..that NOBODY in his family nor relatives have....they r all healthy, non military family relatives......yet hubby was army, and has many ao Diseases...only one in his family

Where is the panama ao section? Please help. Thanks much