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My name is Tom, Vietnam Era vet... no 'boots on the ground' (that I'm aware of...) but I did 2 TDY tours ar Korat AFB, Thailand in 1972-73. I was a Jet Engine Mechanic on F-105 planes, in the 561st TFS that initially deployed TDY from Mcconnell AFB , Kansas and then did a second TDY tour to Korat from. I had coronary bypasses (CABx2) in a VA hospital in June 2010. I only recently learned that there was finally some evidence of 'herbicides' being used at various bases in Thailand (CHECO Report). I have a dx of IHD and plain to file a claim... I have read a lot about having a job/service putting you in near the fenced in perimeter, I am pretty sure I can establish that with copies of my performance reports, TDY quarters were open air hootches, etc, etc.
Question: when filling out VA Form 21-526, section 11 ask to the nature of your SC disability. I will list IHD and state my symptons in the remark section.
But what if I wanted to ED and depression as secondary to IHD, do I list these dx/illnesses in section 11 and explain my rational in the remarks section, I know these conditions could be related to the medications I have to take for IHD. Or does the scheduler/rater determine this by reviewing my medical VAMC records.
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