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VA Appeals For Hodgkin’s Disease

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 and the development of Hodgkin’s disease.

Are you a veteran who contracted Hodgkin’s disease (also called Hodgkin’s lymphoma)? And did you acquire the disease after being exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service? Here is some very valuable information. You do NOT have to prove a connection linking your condition and service to be qualified to receive VA health care and disability pay.

What is Hodgkin’s disease?

Hodgkin’s disease is one of two common cancers of the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system. The other, more common, cancer of the lymphatic system is called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Signs may include fever, fatigue, night sweats, itching, loss of appetite, and weight loss. Additionally, painless swelling in the lymph nodes in neck, armpits.   And also swelling in the groin also may occur.

Veterans with Hodgkin’s disease

To be eligible for disability compensation and health care Veterans with Hodgkin’s disease veterans must have been exposed to Agent Orange during service. Additionally, veterans may be eligible for a free Agent Orange registry health exam.  Veterans eligible for the exam served in Vietnam, the Korean Peninsula and in any area sprayed with Agent Orange.  If you were denied these benefits we will help you with your appeal.  We are here to help you secure all the benefits you deserve.

Surviving spouses, dependent children and dependent parents of Veterans who were exposed to herbicides during military service and died as the result of Hodgkin’s disease may be eligible for survivors’ benefits.

Have you been Denied your VA benefits?

Let us help you win your VA Appeal.  Call 800-861-7262 for a free consultation or use our secure email on our website.  We will contact you without delay.

Cameron Firm PC has certified Veteran Appeals Lawyers on staff who will fight with you to secure the benefits you deserve. We understand the sacrifices you have made. As such we can help you cut through the red tape.  Call our office today at 800-861-7262 for a free consultation.  Because we are here to help you secure all the benefits you deserve.

This article is for educational and marketing purposes only.  Consequently, it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

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