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0 Song Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 No anything denied by the VA and the PTSD award letter did not deny anything . He does not get SMC . He say the purple heart only is a honor no any money . This week we will go to hospital ,next week I will go to bank box to take the last decision and show you . Thank you Ms Berta for you time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Song Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Ms Berta I find out this in computer if this can Edited December 5, 2016 by Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Berta Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 That is their rationale for the SC award. I suggest that when you get the medical diagnoses for the heart condition, and also the exact type of lung cancer he has, that he file a new claim ,under Agent Orange, if they are all presumptive AO conditions,and that he add to it , separately whatever the diagnosis is for the stomach disability and the jaw, teeth disabilities he has that are due to the PH incident. This might possibly put him in to the SMC criteria. If he should pass away during the adjudication of that new claim, you can substitute yourself as the claimant. The substitution form is here but I hope that situation would be far away from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Song Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thank you very much Ms Berta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Song Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Ms Berta , I read this medical records , there are 500 pages that is difficult to see this diagnosis . I found there say : arteriosclerotic heart disease 10% service connected , that means we no need to claim about this , is it right ? And "bronchogenic adenocarcinoma of left upper lobe of lung " or "primary malignant neoplasm of left upper lobe of lung "it do fall under that respiratory lung cancer criteria too ? Thank your time Ms Berta Edited December 5, 2016 by Song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Berta Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Some Vietnam vets, exposed to AO, do not have the type of lung cancer that VA will service connect. I have not found anything that would indicate medically that this is a respiratory cancer and I found many claims for this type of cancer at the BVA web site, that were denied. But there are many more claims there,some could have been awarded. I am not a doctor and I think your best bet would be to ask his doctor is this is a respiratory cancer. And most importantly , ask his doctor if this cancer metastasized from the larynx cancer. I would claim the residuals of his war wounds, also the larynx cancer and the IHD, and also add the lung cancer. Some years ago a MOPH vet rep here in NY told a widow her DIC was 'in the bag" because her Vietnam vet husband died of lung cancer. But VA denied that claim because it did not fall into their respiratory criteria.I researched this type of cancer but could not find anything to help.....but I am sure not a doctor and his doctor would know. If a non cancer metastasizes from a AO cancer Via medical evidence that documents this) ,then it can be claimed as secondary. Gastone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Public Health Veterans' Diseases Associated with Agent Orange VA assumes that certain diseases can be related to a Veteran's qualifying military service. We call these "presumpt
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If he gets all his medical care from the VA, stop in at any Vet Service Organization (DAV, VFW, VVFW or my choice Marine Corps League), ask a rep to file an FDC with your shopping list of recently Dia
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Song I am a widow of 2 vets, my last husband was USMC Danang Vietnam. Their compensation does not continue after their death. In my case, VA pulled my husband's comp money right out of our joint
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