Agent Orange Clark Afb And Puerto Rico

[Pete53]

I got a PM that I could not respond to asking about Agent Orange from Clark AFB and Puerto Rico. Can anyone help?

[Berta]

This link contains the DOD list (pdf)of AO tested ,stored or used outside of Vietnam:

http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/outside_vietnam_usa.asp

There has at least one AO Guam award.Maybe more

“Post-service medical evidence indicates that, since 1993, the veteran has received treatment for, and been diagnosed with, diabetes mellitus. One medical professional has addressed the question of whether this disease is related to such exposure. In June 2005, a VA examiner noted that the veteran had had the disease for 12 years, had no parental history of such a disease, and had served in Guam, primarily in an air

field, which was often sprayed with chemicals. She diagnosed diabetes type 2 and opined that this disease was 50 to 100 percent more likely than not due to the veteran's exposure to herbicides between January 1968 and April 1970, when he served as a crew chief for the 99th bomb wing on the ground and tarmac. She explained that such exposure, rather than hereditary factors, better explained the cause of the disease given that the veteran's parents did not have diabetes.

 

As the record stands, there is no competent medical evidence of record disassociating the veteran's diabetes mellitus from his in-service herbicide exposure or otherwise from his active service. Relying primarily on the VA examiner's opinion, the Board thus finds that diabetes mellitus is related to the veteran's service. Based on this finding, the Board concludes that diabetes mellitus was incurred in service. Inasmuch as the evidence supports the veteran's claim, that claim must be granted. “

http://www.countyofkings.com/vetserve/Veterans%20Issue%20Folder/21-Agent%20Orange%20Decision%20on%20Guam.html

This type of favorable VA medical opinion doesn't happen too often.

The first Thailand AO vet and the first AO Conus vet did considerable research before VA granted their claims.

They both used the above pdf as a start and took it from there.

If he stood on guard on the perimeter of any air base during the war,there is good chance they sprayed the perimeter with AO and thus he was exposed to AO.

He should go over the info at the above link carefully and narrow down where he thinks he was exposed to AO (and if he falls within any spraying dates given)

Is his disability on the AO presumptive list?