Gagetown Canada

[maine1963]

I am trying to help a fellow Veteran (Us Army) with a disability claim arising from his duty while stationed at Gagetown Canada.

Does anyone have any experience(s) with disabilities arising from exposure to Agent Orange?? I searched this site / forum but found no content. Thanks all.

[Philip Rogers]

Gagetown, Canada, is a Canadian military base. He would need to prove US military service there and exposure to agent orange, while there. See this link: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/03/04/soldiers-trained-at-gagetown-canada-exposed-to-agent-orange/

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Edited September 11, 2013 by Philip Rogers

[Testvet]

Philip it is known that Gagetown was used for AO and it is where Canada conducted similar experiments as Edgewood Arsenal and Porton Downs, England about ten years ago the Canadian government authorized a one time payment of 24,000 dollars for Canadian soldiers who were at Gagetown from the mid 60s until about 1980.

It is also documented that many National Guard units from the North east region trained at Gagetown from NY, Maine, NH, etc they will be need to prove the unit went to Gagetown to train during that time period, but I have not seen anyone get SC yet from the US for exposure at Gagetown.

[maine1963]

Thank you for your reply(s)!

I am mythed as to why the VA would not approve claims for service while stationed at Gagetown. It is well documented and like you said, the Canadian VA gave their Vets $24,000 (one time measly payment) for exposure.

There is also documentation of Agent Purple and Agent White. I will put together a fully developed claim for this Veteran and update here as it progress's.