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What agent orange will do for you.

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This is what AO will do for you!

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0%scars, anterior trunk
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:07/31/2020
0%scars, posterior trunk
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:07/31/2020
0%scars, right lower extremity
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:07/31/2020
0%scars, left lower extremity
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:07/31/2020
30%painful scars
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:07/31/2020
20%chloracne, face, back, head, neck and chest with Fournier's gangrene
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:07/31/2020
100%diabetic nephropathy
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:08/08/2012
100%loss of use of right and left lower extremities 
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:12/27/2011
100%loss of use of right and left upper extremities
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:12/27/2011
30%mood disorder (also claimed as anxiety and depression)
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:11/20/2009
100%coronary artery disease
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:10/28/2005
0%erectile dysfunction (claimed as secondary to diabetes and Agent Orange exposure)
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:10/28/2005
10%fungus feet and hands
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:10/28/2005
20%diabetes mellitus, Type II
Service-connected disability? Yes
Effective date:10/28/2005
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This is what AO will do for you! Scroll down to see all.   Your individual ratings 0%scars, anterior trunk Service-connected disability? Yes Effe

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@jamescripps2 Thank you for posting this. It is a foundation to show others what is possible. My father served in Vietnam for one year in the late 60s. I have tried to advise him to file for years, but he wanted to put the war behind him as an avoidance mechanism. Now that the AO related issues are becoming worse, he finally agreed to file. Awaiting responses from the VA so I can take him to exams and so forth. Thank you for posting this.

 

"If it's stupid but works, then it isn't stupid."
- From Murphy's Laws of Combat

Disclaimer: I am not a legal expert, so use at own risk and/or consult a qualified professional representative. Please refer to existing VA laws, regulations, and policies for the most up to date information.

 

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Make Shure that you file his intent to file, VA form 21-0996. That will mark his effective date, His retro will go back to the date that you filed the 0996.

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Here is what my AO and Vietnam Combat 1970 did for me since 1985.

IHD/CAD Ischemic Heart Disease 30% due to AO

PTSD 70%

OSA Sleep Apnea 50% due to PTSD

GERD 60% due to PTSD

TINNITUS 10% due to Nam combat

TDIU P&T due to PTSD (over 25 years)

SMC-S due to IHD/CAD and OSA Apnea, PTSD, GERD, TINNITUS

100% P&T due to all of the above

Hypertension due to AO (soon to be awarded in 2023)

I may have left out something

 

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You don't have diabetes yet?  Many of us have the big three....DMII, CAD, and HTN.  They all interact and make everything worse.

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