Berta Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Source -email from VA Media: WASHINGTON - Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent Orange. "VA's primary mission is to be an advocate for Veterans," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki "With this new regulation VA has cleared a path for more Veterans who served in the demilitarized zone in Korea to receive access to our quality health care and disability benefits for exposure to Agent Orange." Under the final regulation published today in the Federal Register, VA will presume herbicide exposure for any Veteran who served between April 1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, in a unit determined by VA and the Department of Defense (DoD) to have operated in an area in or near the Korean DMZ in which herbicides were applied. Previously, VA recognized that Agent Orange exposure could only be conceded to Veterans who served in certain units along the Korean DMZ between April 1968 and July 1969. In practical terms, eligible Veterans who have specific illnesses VA presumes to be associated with herbicide exposure do not have to prove an association between their illness and their military service. This "presumption" simplifies and speeds up the application process for benefits and ensures that Veterans receive the benefits they deserve. Click on these links to learn about Veterans' diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure <http://www.publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/disea ses.asp> at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp and birth defects in children of Vietnam-era Veterans <http://www.publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/birth _defects.asp> at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/birth_defects.asp. VA encourages Veterans with covered service in Korea who have medical conditions that may be related to Agent Orange to submit their applications for access to VA health care and compensation as soon as possible so the agency can begin processing their claims. Individuals can go to website http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm <http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm> to get a more complete understanding of how to file a claim for presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure, as well as what evidence is needed by VA to make a decision about disability compensation or survivors benefits. Additional information about Agent Orange and VA's services for Veterans exposed to the chemical is available at www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange <http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/> . The regulation is available on the Office of the Federal Register website at http://www.ofr.gov/. # # # (please pass this on to any possible AO vet who served in Korea during this new time frame.) GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University ! When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we." Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Here is the new Korea AO vets published regulation- RIN 2900-AN27 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-25/html/2011-1342.htm They only received 5 comments- one from VVA and one from NVLSP and 3 from the general public. GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University ! When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we." Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 years to retire Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Here is the new Korea AO vets published regulation- RIN 2900-AN27 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-25/html/2011-1342.htm They only received 5 comments- one from VVA and one from NVLSP and 3 from the general public. Thanks for the information Ms Berta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogface Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I was in Korea in 1978-1980 and remember spraying chemicals for weed control. I also moved some drums of unknown chemicals to a "dump". I am sure they were nothing to worry about right? If so , there is nothing I can do about it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Source -email from VA Media:
WASHINGTON - Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the
demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access
quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused
by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent Orange.
"VA's primary mission is to be an advocate for Veterans," said Secretary
of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki "With this new regulation VA has
cleared a path for more Veterans who served in the demilitarized zone in
Korea to receive access to our quality health care and disability
benefits for exposure to Agent Orange."
Under the final regulation published today in the Federal Register, VA
will presume herbicide exposure for any Veteran who served between April
1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, in a unit determined by VA and the
Department of Defense (DoD) to have operated in an area in or near the
Korean DMZ in which herbicides were applied.
Previously, VA recognized that Agent Orange exposure could only be
conceded to Veterans who served in certain units along the Korean DMZ
between April 1968 and July 1969.
In practical terms, eligible Veterans who have specific illnesses VA
presumes to be associated with herbicide exposure do not have to prove
an association between their illness and their military service. This
"presumption" simplifies and speeds up the application process for
benefits and ensures that Veterans receive the benefits they deserve.
Click on these links to learn about Veterans' diseases associated with
Agent Orange exposure
<http://www.publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/disea
ses.asp> at
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp and
birth defects in children of Vietnam-era Veterans
<http://www.publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/agentorange/birth
_defects.asp> at
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/birth_defects.asp.
VA encourages Veterans with covered service in Korea who have medical
conditions that may be related to Agent Orange to submit their
applications for access to VA health care and compensation as soon as
possible so the agency can begin processing their claims.
Individuals can go to website
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm
<http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm> to get a more
complete understanding of how to file a claim for presumptive conditions
related to herbicide exposure, as well as what evidence is needed by VA
to make a decision about disability compensation or survivors benefits.
Additional information about Agent Orange and VA's services for Veterans
exposed to the chemical is available at
www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange
<http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/> .
The regulation is available on the Office of the Federal Register
website at http://www.ofr.gov/.
# # #
(please pass this on to any possible AO vet who served in Korea during this new time frame.)
GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !
When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief
Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was
simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."
Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.
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