Thailand,laos,cambodia,okinawa Vets

[Berta]

Read the Blue Water Haas statement from NVLSP carefully-

If you believe you were exposed to AO and have AO presumptive disability-and the AFEC for service during the Vietnam War or the VSM on your DD 214-

see the Haas statement and also:

[url=http://www.va.gov/vetapp04/files2/0418252.txt-'>http://www.va.gov/vetapp04/files2/0418252.txt-

restoration of severance-

Agent Orange granted -Ubon Airfield, Thailand

There are other Thailand vets who succeeded in AO claims-and also an Okinawa vet on remand-Dave at Military.com won two Thailand claims for vets.

These will be difficult claims but study the claims at the BVA and see how the veterans shaped their claim-and certainly file the claim and cite Haas.

I posted a better Thailand AO claim months ago here but cannot find it-

AO Okinawa- Agent Orange Granted -BVA:

http://www.va.gov/vetapp98/files1/9800877.txt

Study these claims and the way the BVA decided them.Shape your claim to show that you were exposed.

Any pictures of defoilation or cannisters would help.Details in your claim will help.

If your MOS was a sprayer THAT will help.

Access your units and see what anyone there recalls about AO for buddy statements.

Again these will be more difficult than the Blue Water claims but file the claim-

anyhow if you have AO presumptive illness.

Edited September 7, 2006 by Berta