ptsd Agent Orange

[sgmdae]

I am working with a RVN Vet, that has tremendous skin discoloration and had a baby that was deformed in its lower extremeties, and was dead when borned

He always felt it was because of Agent Orange.

He went to the Veterans Clinic in 1974, but kind of got lip service, I think many can relate to the early days of the Agent Orange Crisis

Can anyone give me guidance on cases in the past and where to start with this VET

I have the PTSD covered, but need to learn for him and others about Agent Orange

Edited December 18, 2009 by sgmdae

[Sgt Schmidt]

I believe Sgt Schidmt is right about birth defects being covered by women who served in RVN.

However, the child of any veteran male or female that has AO presumtion, that has spina bifida (not occulta), or any of the AO presumptive conditions is covered.

In women RVN vets any birth defects is covered, but only if the child survives. If the child dies cover is only provided for the time they were alive, so if the child lived for less than a month there is not comp.

At least that is my undertanding, please correct me if I am wrong! :D

Hawk,

My oldest daughter has a hole between the two lower chambers of her heart and also has RBBB. "Right bundle branch blockage." She was born with this defect and she is 32 years of age now. She had open heart surgery when she was 3 1/2 years old and still has this defect.

Jeff