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Pulmonary embolism

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Chuck Killingsworth

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I’m a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, serving at Chu Lai from 1/66-8/66.  In 2003 I had a Pulmonary embolism (PE) followed by a 2nd one in early 2006.  After retiring in 2013, I asked the VA for an assessment for benefits for exposure to Agent Orange which I believe caused the PEs.  My claim was denied.   I am aware of other Vietnam veterans from my Battalion (3/1) who have also had PEs.  No blood relative of mine has ever had a PE to my knowledge.  Can you help me convince the VA that PEs are likely one of the health conditions caused by exposure to Agent Orange?

thank you!

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22 hours ago, Chuck Killingsworth said:

Pulmonary embolism (PE)

I did some searching and found this - 

If you have an illness you believe is caused by contact with Agent Orange—and you don’t see it listed above

You can still file a claim for disability compensation.

You’ll need to:

Provide scientific and medical evidence that the condition is related to exposure to Agent Orange, or
Show that the problem started during—or got worse because of—your military service
Scientific proof may include an article from a medical journal or a published research study.

The asknod.org has 46 articles on AO. I think he is very knowledgeable about the affects of AO. You could check out his site and see if it helps you any.

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Hi Chuck I agree with kanewnut, but it isn't going to be easy. The VA recognizes 14 presumptive; there are 4 more hopefully in the near future. They seem to have blinders on on approving any additional connections with AO. You have to do a LOT of homework to do this. You have to read a lot of sources on medical eval concerning the disease and any connection to chemicals, especially dioxins. If you have a specialist, start with them and ask where can you get research on the disease. Get medical journals and research articles and contact the authors and see what you can get out of them. They may know another guy who may know of a study, etc. Then, once you get a good supporting study, you have to get a specialist to write an IMO that will back it up as it relates to your disability. I truly wish you God's speed on it; good luck.

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