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Agent Orange Claims Update

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Agent Orange Claims Update

August 20, 2010 posted by Chuck Palazzo ·

From the DVA newsletter, Agent Orange Review:

Three new presumptives will indeed be part of the list later in 2010.

As always, I urge you to get your claims submitted. This newsletter, although not law, does come from the DVA and is a pretty good indicator of what will follow.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will add two new conditions to the list of“presumptive illnesses” related to Agent Orange exposure. These are Parkinson’sdisease and ischemic heart disease. In addition, VA will expand the presumption for chronic lymphocytic leukemia to include all chronic B-cell leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia.

These conditions will now be presumed to be service-connected to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Vietnam Veterans with these illnesses will be able to claim VA disability benefits and health care services without having to prove that their conditions are connected to Agent Orange exposure.

The new policy,expected to take effect in late 2010, will apply to Veterans who served in Vietnam anytime during the period beginning January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975. It will not apply to Veterans who only served on “Blue Water”Navy ships in the region.

“We must do better reviews of illnesses that may be connected to service, and we will,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “Veterans who endure health problems deserve timely decisions based on solid evidence.”

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Absolutely fantastic news for my fellow Veterans! Just wish they would do the same for the Veterans that were in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Like a lone wolf crying in the wilderness.

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