The legacy of Vietnam and Agent Orange continues to impact countless veterans. Agent Orange, a powerful herbicide used during the Vietnam War, has been definitively linked by medical science to a range of severe health conditions. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) now recognizes specific cancers and numerous other health problems as presumptive diseases associated […]
Exposed to Agent Orange Outside Of Vietnam? What if you were exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam? Because you were exposed to an herbicide while in the military you can apply for VA disability compensation. Your Military Service outside of Vietnam or Korea makes you eligible to file an Agent Orange Claim. You can […]
The Agent Orange Registry (AOR) Health Exam The VA’s Agent Orange Registry (AOR) health exam can help Veterans to identify possible long-term health problems that may be related to Agent Orange exposure during their military service. Also, the registry data helps the VA understand and respond to these health problems more effectively. How can I […]
What is the Agent Orange Registry (AOR)? This article covers the history of the Agent Orange Registry (AOR). After the Vietnam War, the VA began a program to examine and to record the names of veterans concerned about health problems related to their exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides during their military service in […]
VA Appeals for Peripheral Neuropathy, Early-Onset This article covers VA Appeals for Peripheral Neuropathy, Early-Onset, what it is and who is eligible for benefits. Peripheral Neuropathy and Agent Orange VA presumes Veterans’ early-onset peripheral neuropathy is related to their exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service when the disease appears within one year […]
VA Appeals for Parkinson’s Disease And Agent Orange This article is about VA Appeals for Parkinson’s Disease-related to agent orange. Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects muscle movement. Parkinson’s Disease and Agent Orange If you are a Veteran who developed Parkinson’s disease and you were exposed to Agent Orange […]
VA Appeals for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma And Agent Orange This post is for those interested in VA Appeals for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after exposure to chemicals. The VA presumes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is related to exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service. If you served in Vietnam or in the offshore waters of Vietnam during the […]
VA Appeals For Multiple Myeloma And Agent Orange This article covers VA Appeals for Mutiple Myeloma claims that have been denied. Are you a veteran who developed multiple myeloma? And did you develop the disease after being exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service? If so, you do not have to prove […]
VA Appeals For Hodgkin’s Disease And Agent Orange This page is for veterans seeking information on VA appeals for Hodgkin’s Disease. The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reported in 1994 that there is sufficient evidence of a positive association between exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam […]
Chronic B-cell Leukemias And Agent Orange Learn about VA appeals for Chronic B-cell Leukemias related to Agent Orange expsure. Chronic B-cell Leukemia is a type of cancer which affects white blood cells. VA has recognized this kind of cancer as a presumptive disease associated with exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service. […]