Agent Orange

[Hollis]

I need some expert advice, and what I read here, there are some very close of being an expert. ANYWAY, I was at my VFW meeting this past Wed night and got into a converstaion with another vet about AO. He asked if I put in for AO and I said no that as for as I can tell I have none of the dieseas assoicated from AO. He told me to put in anyway since I was in Viet Nan in 69-70 in what is called the iron triangle, boho woods and the rubber plantation (25th INF, 38th scout dog plt). I was thinking I would have have a diease from the so call list before I could put in. So from all the experts on here what is the suggestion. Sould I or not. Thanks

[SP4RVN1971]

Hollis, well I don't want to disagree with your friend, but you have to have condition's to file for!

There is alot vietnam vet's that might not come down with any conditions!

One thing i can tell you, keep a close eye on your health condition's that is associated with AO.

The area you were in was AO rich. I hope you never have to fight the AO battle

[Gulfvet45]

You have to have one of the illness to file a claim first.

The table below shows the dates on which the diseases listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e) became subject to presumptive service connection.

Disability Effective Date

· Chloracne or other acne-form disease consistent with chloracne, and

· soft-tissue sarcoma, other than

- osteosarcoma

- chondrosarcoma

- Kaposi's sarcoma, or

- mesothelioma February 6, 1991

Note: Originally, September 25, 1985, under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311a.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

February 6, 1991

Note: Originally, August 5, 1964, under 38 C.F.R. § 3.313.

· Porphyria cutanea tarda, and

· Hodgkin's disease February 3, 1994

· Respiratory cancers, such as cancer of the

- lung

- bronchus

- larynx, or

- trachea, and

· multiple myeloma June 9, 1994

· Prostate cancer, and

· acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy November 7, 1996

Type 2 diabetes mellitus May 8, 2001

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia October 16, 2003

AL amyloidosis May 7, 2009

[evandc]

This is the Agent Orange list on the VA site:

http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp#veterans

[buickx]

You should contact the va hosp near you, and take the Agent Orange test..consisting of a blood test, chest xray, and a nurse asking you were you were in Vietnam, dates etc....you'll get a letter in about two weeks with their findings...with the letter go to a primary dr in va and show him the letter which in turn he'll assign you to a specialist in the field.... The dr is required by law to write a letter on his letterhead ,va or private, in support of your claim..

good luck..

[JON]

At least take the AO exam. It will get you in the system in case something shows up later.