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Agent Orange Related Diseases

What Agent Orange Related Diseases Are Recognized by the VA

This article details the Agent Orange related diseases that are recognized by the VA as of 2016.  The US Department of Veterans Affairs has recognized the following Diseases as Agent Orange related:

–AL amyloidosis: A rare disease caused when an abnormal protein, amyloid, enters tissues or organs.

–Chronic B-cell leukemias: A type of cancer that affects white blood cells.

–Chloracne (or similar acneform disease): A skin condition that occurs soon after exposure to chemicals and looks like common forms of acne seen in teenagers. Under the VA’s rating regulations, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of exposure to herbicides.

–Diabetes mellitus type 2: A disease characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from the body’s inability to respond properly to the hormone insulin.

–Hodgkin’s disease: A malignant lymphoma (cancer) characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver and spleen and by progressive anemia.

–Ischemic heart disease: A disease characterized by a reduced supply of blood to the heart, that leads to chest pain.

–Multiple myeloma: A cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell in bone marrow.

More Diseases Recongnized By The VA

–Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A group of cancers that affect the lymph glands and other lymphatic tissue.

–Parkinson’s disease: A progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects muscle movement.

–Peripheral neuropathy, early-onset: A nervous system condition that causes numbness, tingling and motor weakness. Under the VA’s rating regulations, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of herbicide Source: The US Department of Veterans Affairsexposure.

–Porphyria cutanea tarda: A disorder characterized by liver dysfunction and by thinning and blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas. Under the VA’s rating regulations, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of exposure to herbicides.

–Prostate cancer: Cancer of the prostate; one of the most common cancers among men.

–Respiratory cancers (includes lung cancer): Cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea and bronchus.

–Soft tissue sarcomas (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma): A group of different types of cancers in body tissues such as muscle, fat, blood and lymph vessels and connective tissues.

Source: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/

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