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Agent Orange Exposure: Diseases Recognized by VA
Hi,
I found the following information on the VA website and thought I'd share it.
Diabetes Mellitus (Type II) : As a presumptive condition for in-country Vietnam veterans:
Birth Defects - Spina Bifida: The Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1997 granted benefits for children of Vietnam veterans who were suffering from spina bifida (38 U.S.C. §1805). Reference: 38 CFR §3.814
Current Conditions Considered by VA Presumptive to AO Exposure:
These are the diseases which VA currently presumes resulted from exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange. The law requires that some of these diseases be at least 10% disabling under VA's rating regulations within a deadline that began to run the day you left Vietnam. If there is a deadline, it is listed in parentheses after the name of the disease.
Chloracne or other acneform disease consistent with chloracne. (Must occur within one year of exposure to Agent Orange).
Hodgkin's disease.
Multiple myeloma.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy. (For purposes of this section, the term acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy means temporary peripheral neuropathy that appears within weeks or months of exposure to an herbicide agent and resolves within two years of the date of onset.)
Porphyria cutanea tarda. (Must occur within one year of exposure to Agent Orange).
Prostate cancer.
Respiratory cancers (cancer of the lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea).
Soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, or mesothelioma).
I found the following information on the VA website and thought I'd share it.
Diabetes Mellitus (Type II) : As a presumptive condition for in-country Vietnam veterans:
Birth Defects - Spina Bifida: The Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1997 granted benefits for children of Vietnam veterans who were suffering from spina bifida (38 U.S.C. §1805). Reference: 38 CFR §3.814
Current Conditions Considered by VA Presumptive to AO Exposure:
These are the diseases which VA currently presumes resulted from exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange. The law requires that some of these diseases be at least 10% disabling under VA's rating regulations within a deadline that began to run the day you left Vietnam. If there is a deadline, it is listed in parentheses after the name of the disease.
Chloracne or other acneform disease consistent with chloracne. (Must occur within one year of exposure to Agent Orange).
Hodgkin's disease.
Multiple myeloma.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy. (For purposes of this section, the term acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy means temporary peripheral neuropathy that appears within weeks or months of exposure to an herbicide agent and resolves within two years of the date of onset.)
Porphyria cutanea tarda. (Must occur within one year of exposure to Agent Orange).
Prostate cancer.
Respiratory cancers (cancer of the lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea).
Soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, or mesothelioma).
I'm an in country Viet Nam vet (1965), USMC.
Currently rated at 100% T&P: PTSD & Type-II and wounds.
I found in 1974 that my platelet count was 65,000. I went through all kinds of tests (private doctors), they found nothing that would cause my count to be so low.
Last week I received a call from another (private) doctor telling me he is very concerned that my count is 50,000 and wants to set up a meeting with me.
My question is, I've recently had a quadruple by-pass, have had pancreatitis in the past (very painful by the way) and want to know if anyone knows if the VA recognizes low platelets are also due to AO?
My VA doctor is well aware of the low platelet count also, but has not ever discussed it with me.
Any info will be of help.
vt9889
Currently rated at 100% T&P: PTSD & Type-II and wounds.
I found in 1974 that my platelet count was 65,000. I went through all kinds of tests (private doctors), they found nothing that would cause my count to be so low.
Last week I received a call from another (private) doctor telling me he is very concerned that my count is 50,000 and wants to set up a meeting with me.
My question is, I've recently had a quadruple by-pass, have had pancreatitis in the past (very painful by the way) and want to know if anyone knows if the VA recognizes low platelets are also due to AO?
My VA doctor is well aware of the low platelet count also, but has not ever discussed it with me.
Any info will be of help.
vt9889
I'm a Vietnam vet, haven't had a drink in over 30 years, diebetes 2 for at least 10 years, past 4 years have been in hospital 12 times with pancreatitis. Fighting now with VA but they claim pancreatitis is not caused by service connected diabetes. What else can a person do?
Years ago I ws given 30% PTSD by the VA. Recently was diagnosed with Parkinsons. Are they ever going to include PD to their recognized list?
xdonutcop
xdonutcop
Has any Nam veteran experienced systemic scelorderma?
Steve T 1st Cav
Steve T 1st Cav
When my husband passed away in 1999, we had never heard of agent orange. No need to go to V.A. since we had good insurance. He was diagnosed with CLL. He also had other symptoms of exposure such as peripheral neuropathy in his hip, leg both feet & in his right arm, hand. Operation for carpal tunnel didn't help & was diagnosed as sciaticia (mispelled?). Then there came the little blisters all over sun exposed areas which hurt, PCT. In 1999, CLL wasn't on the "list" so I couldn't get DIC. 2003 it came on the list, I reapplied BUT although his symptoms matched, they said it had to be a V.A. doctor to diagnose it & I can't prove he was in Vietnam since he was stationed in Germany 1963/1964. Odd thing is, is that for the last 2 1/2 months that he was in there, they have him listed as a cook (from a MTB and tank/track vehicle repairman)!! BUT while he was a "cook" he went from E-4 to E-5 & got a pay raise. I'm going to try to get all his records if they'll give them ALL to me, have requested them twice & they'll add a few more pages when they send them. He said he was in Vietnam at that time, I can't PROVE anything, it's not on his DD214. He also said it was a quick order for reassignment that came through--something about fires or something. He hardly ever talked about it & I never pushed it. If anyone knows anything that can help me PLEASE e-mail me at ***@****. Thanks so much.
It is good that some vets are receiving compensation and that for some vets it will be easier to be approved. HOWEVER, although the list of harm for Vietnam Vets is a very good one ... the powers that be have blamed the wrong chemical. Dioxin may be there, but per one researcher's comments, AO does not cause autoimmune issues.
It would be the other chemical in the mix that is common place for all wars and everyone in between, both in service and for civilians, too
The other chemical would be in gun cleaners, and many other sources. Think back, when did you have flu symptoms? Then look for the exposure to glycol butyl ethers ... especially 2-butoxyethanol.
I think it must be in the fumes of explosions. (Would love to know what a chemist would find).
ALS for instance is a stand out harm for Gulf War Vets. It is showing up in every service period with no explanation as to why.
So, just because dioxin is present, doesn't mean it is the cause of all that ails you.
Just because a virus is found for some with 'flu' symptoms, doesn't mean it is the cause of what ails you.
If the other chemical was something like 2-butoxyethanol, it could cause multiple autoimmune issues of which lupus would be one. And the proof is the FATIGUE that evades doctors: AIHA or IMHA. Ask the doctors to have the lab tech LOOK at the red blood cells, and LOOK for liver and kidney function (there is a hormone - erythropoietin - that must be present to make red blood cells, cause wound healing :& neurological proper functioning, too). Diabetes is only one of many side effects of this chemical exposure. Autoimmune hypothalamus would also cause abnormal blood pressure / abnormal body temperature / and low blood sugar is a side effect as well.
I have heard that gamma globulin helps autoimmune platelets; maybe it will help autoimmune red blood cells which would be the most life threatening of all ailments, and would be there as well if 2-butoxyethanol exposure is the cause of 'all that ails you'
It would be the other chemical in the mix that is common place for all wars and everyone in between, both in service and for civilians, too
The other chemical would be in gun cleaners, and many other sources. Think back, when did you have flu symptoms? Then look for the exposure to glycol butyl ethers ... especially 2-butoxyethanol.
I think it must be in the fumes of explosions. (Would love to know what a chemist would find).
ALS for instance is a stand out harm for Gulf War Vets. It is showing up in every service period with no explanation as to why.
So, just because dioxin is present, doesn't mean it is the cause of all that ails you.
Just because a virus is found for some with 'flu' symptoms, doesn't mean it is the cause of what ails you.
If the other chemical was something like 2-butoxyethanol, it could cause multiple autoimmune issues of which lupus would be one. And the proof is the FATIGUE that evades doctors: AIHA or IMHA. Ask the doctors to have the lab tech LOOK at the red blood cells, and LOOK for liver and kidney function (there is a hormone - erythropoietin - that must be present to make red blood cells, cause wound healing :& neurological proper functioning, too). Diabetes is only one of many side effects of this chemical exposure. Autoimmune hypothalamus would also cause abnormal blood pressure / abnormal body temperature / and low blood sugar is a side effect as well.
I have heard that gamma globulin helps autoimmune platelets; maybe it will help autoimmune red blood cells which would be the most life threatening of all ailments, and would be there as well if 2-butoxyethanol exposure is the cause of 'all that ails you'
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