I would rather have died instantly on the battlefield with glory than suffer daily this slow death from Parkinsons developed from the toxic exposure from water at Camp Lejeune. VA took a leg from him before he died of AO related illnesses related to his time on Guam. Attention A T users. HELP! A locked padlock Had a doctor and a judge state that my leukemia was the result of exposure to agent orange but the VA is giving me 0 per cent compensation. Im a 5x bladder cancer survivor thanks to our lovely government exposing so many of us to god knows what. Visit USA.gov, This will take you to the MyHealtheVet website, This will take you to the Suicide Prevention website, This will take you to the VA Find a Form page, This will take you to the VA Publications page, BREAKING: VA plans expansion of benefits for disability claims for conditions related to certain toxic exposures, William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Nehmer v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures Public Health, https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/, https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp, Therapy staff arranges concert ticket for stroke victim, VA releases dashboard to measure the PACT Acts impact on Veterans and survivors, Emergence delirium: Potentially dangerous condition when a patient awakens from a procedure, Call TTY if you Hang in there Brother. Good luck with that! I remember that I often awakened in my BOQ (the Idaho) to almost choking smells of burning garbage. Website is still saying researching! Came home on a Bipap and directions to use an oxygen concentrator and had to have tanks exchanged every month, I believe. GOONIE BIRDS got better treatment! VA will not make them wait any longer. Doctors say I have many ailments from AO exposure. If they need more money to help all Veterans contaminated, they need to find the money and stop discriminating one age of Veteran against the other which has happened over last twenty years with no regard for the legality. Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act, IRS begins making final stimulus payments from American Rescue Plan, GAO: VA suicide prevention teams need evaluation amid caseload growth, burnout, Woman's DDT exposure may affect granddaughter's health, study says. Problem is I am the sole surviver. Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 In the following link you will be able to find a representative by searching State or County listings. We were exposed to the chemicals daily, and I was at Camp Lejeune during the water contamination years. Prostate Cancer [Editor: Although VA recommends Veterans work with accredited VSOs, heres a few details that can help. I have heard that also, and was attached to the SeaBees Public Works, at NAS Agana, June 1974-November 1975so there is a chance we used the damned stuff to spray and had not a clue. VA will begin implementing provisions of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), adding three conditions to the list of those presumptively associated with exposure to herbicide agents, more commonly known as Agent Orange. If you dont know what an Anniston vet is, you probably arent one. I periodically return to refile so that my family will have something to pester them with after I pass. We all suffered mentally and physically and are still suffering. I am a combat vet and 100% rated and served 38 years, but priorities are better at Medi Cal. Good luck and God bless you all. File photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, To cut costs, Amazon delays completion of second headquarters, closes retail stores. This mysterious delay is not helping. He developed T1 diabetes and died in 1996. He was in Korea 6 mos after the presumptive tome of exposure to agent Orange. At least Korean and Vietnam combat veterans should be 100%, eliminate the bureaucracy. I am disappointed ive been fighting for my dad benefits only to be told no one can help me. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. Offspring of AO exposed veterans often get tumors. They were swimming in it while working on them, not realizing what it was, only to develop symptoms years later but they dont get consideration for benefits because they were never IN COUNTRY. I have lost a kidney to cancer, had stage 3 Lymph cancer treated, skin cancers, and colon cancer treatments. I am dealing with bladder cancer that was most likely caused by herbicides/AO sprayed on the perimeter, work areas and around the runway/taxiway and along the perimeter fence 50 feet from my barracks at Udorn RTAFB. I couldnt agree more. Thanks for helping the lady above. Filed again 12/15/2020 in anticipation of the dx finally being approved as presumptive. MJ. Tsgt Myers. There should be a 1-800-827-1000 number or something similar. I served in Thailand at Uteipio AFB in 1972-1973. Office of Accountability & Whistleblower Protection, Training - Exposure - Experience (TEE) Tournament, Military Exposure Related Health Concerns, War Related Illness & Injury Study Center, Clinical Trainees (Academic Affiliations), benefits related to Agent Orange exposure, Call TTY if you Plus my 37 year old son has a large tumor in his spine! He loved the Army. Thank you for your service!!!! Good luck! Anything new in regards to children of Vietnam Veterans? I do believe that those who RUN / ruin the VA truly dont care and are pencil pushers who are only there for that government paycheck. I have several of the diseases mentioned due to exposure, The V.A. Thank you for your time in reviewing this note. Get more resources at VeteransCrisisLine.net. Need help. When will there be support for the children? My husband was a Vietnam vet. My husband died of stomach cancer, had hashimotos disease etc. These include: This goes on all the timeIm hung up on constantly, if I call 3 times they just hang up on me 3 times. Our vets are used and God sees this. When will we be covered? exposed to agent orange. We have a wonderful VA home in Sulphur Oklahoma. By 2014, the front and both sides of his brain completely shrank and was unable to comprehend judgment and needed full-time care. A spokeswoman for the Air Force said neither the author of the AFHRA memo nor anyone else was available for an interview. My VARO retired. Never heard from VA regarding my case. That is all they are waiting for ? My belief is that ANYONE with a specific injury like yours, or ANYONE who served at least 6 months in a COMBAT zone should receive 100% compensation and completely eliminate the VA intake center employee jobs to fund those payments. What do I do now? every single day,a never ending nightmare. Any Veteran who is contaminated on the Job regardless of timeframe deserves help. VA do the right thing. It would most likely be cheaper and distinctly faster to approve every damned request for benefits. Im an ex-Marine who was stationed at Camp LeJeune (and Camp Geiger) for a total of seven months in 1972. Is it two feet from the perimeter? 4th MAW. Yes. My husband did 2 tours in Vietnam and we were in the process of trying to see if he qualified for disability at but he died before we got to far along. These men and women, and their families, have had to wait too damn long for this acknowledgement!!! 1. They want to punish us all. Otherwise, I would be working myself until I died. Together we are working trying to get all our ducks in a row to file a widows pension claim on the newly approved Parkinsonism agent orange approved disease. I have heard nothing since. thanks Fred Carlberg, Contact the BLUE WATER NAVY ORGANIZATION they have access to ships logs and can confirm if the Kearsarge was in territorial waters at anytime. Our old family Country doctor is the one who finally broke the news to my brother and our mother. It is beyond horrible. It was like a checklist of everywhere I went through Iraq and Afghanistan. I have a Bladder condition for the last 21 years it was not cancer but I was at U-Tapao Thailand from Jan. 1975-March 1976? But we all must go through gauntlets of crap from poorly trained workers, most who have no idea what TCE and Benzene is, and who used it. Rhodes joined the military in 1968. In early 2012 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer, liver cancer and it was in his bones also. Refiled again Feb 3rd 2021 and been waiting every since. Hes not. hypertension should be on that list of new presumptive illnesses it has been on the list to be added for the last 3 VA directors the NASE&M has deemed it linked to AO and the last few I believe had fears that adding that would be a BUDGET BUSTER and that is why it was and is not being added the last one of the leaders prior to this one started a new round of research on all of the presumed so that he wouldnt have to deal with the list that had been presented to him by the previous administrator the question still remains why a new review ? I have had experiences with the VA similar to yours. Can anyone in the VA administration help me understand why COPD and other respiratory diseases are not covered for exposure to agent orange ? I was selected to be on the team that modified one F111A from a fighter into a high tech wicked cool jamming device the EF-111-A. Unfortunately, not all VA reps are equal. For the past several years, the VA has acknowledged that veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam (including "brown water" veterans who served on the country's inland waterways) were exposed to tactical herbicides such as Agent Orange and that such . Version Date: 8/11/22 . My siblings and I have more then one of the affects from my fathers exsposure. During 2020-2021, VA and DoD updated thelist of locations based on new information to several locations in the U.S. and oversees, including Thailand, Korea, and Alabama. Dont give up. Many of There is no mention of Thailand, Cambodia nor Laos Vets. Developed diabetes. Welcome to the Ultimate Agent Orange Guide for VA Disability Benefits. She could very well be eligible for benefits. However, VA's adjudication manual (M21-1) does recognize Vietnam-era veterans whose service involved duty on or near the perimeters of military bases in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 may have been exposed to Agent Orange and may qualify for VA benefits. Respiratory diseases?? Each disease is rated from 5% to 100%, then He loved his job. I will never believe all the agent Orange was out of the soil and water when he was there. Where is the bottleneck and why is it there? Good luck and God bless you. 45 years to get in the VA! I am compensated for it, though. I am the sole survivor (daughter). March 3 (UPI) -- A former U.S. soldier was sentenced to 45 years in prison Friday for planning a deadly ambush on members of his military unit. The VA pats itself on the back for adding three presumptives but conveniently ignores the one with a solid link. If you already filed, find a VA advocate that is passionate about their job and will fight to get you the benefits you are entitled to. This AO affected my circulatory system (heart), lungs (everything hits my lungs first), and other issues starting in my early 30s. I have heard that it was used in Korea DMZ area until 1972.I know agent orange was used in Vietnam until 1975, so this makes me think the military would continue use in Korea also. Guess they hope I die. or concerned about one, connect with our caring, qualified responders for confidential help. He had similar circumstances with diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer in Nov. 2014 and passed May 2015. We never thought, or were told to ask our First Sargent Can you tell me what chemicals we are using here, and how will they possibly affect my health 25 years from now? We were all asked to step up, and never thought that a real enemy might be the Department of Defense, or perhaps some other EM doing what he had been told to do. My father died already and we tried to file a claim when he did only to be denied. Removing that burden helps veterans avoid having to file that additional paperwork. They used that letter repeatedly to deny claims, Mary Flodder, McHenrys widow, said in an interview. I hope this isnt a Hurry up and wait. We were kicked to the curb. Why hide the truth? Iserved during the v nam war. I have had nightmares about the smell of shlt. Doctors say I have many ailments from AO exposure. Lawyers come in hot and fade like smoke on the wind after being stalled for so long by the VA. However, there was a terrible consequence: Exposure to Agent Orange resulted in cancer, birth defects, and other significant ailments. I also acquired Grovers Disease (a rare skin disorder, where the glue dissolves around your skin cells). THANK YOU- Christopher Cross What happed to all of us poisoned at Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune NC? He (McHenry) was a walking encyclopedia of information, Skinner said. Four years later, it gets approved and I file my claim on 1 March.. Ive got my fingers crossed. Claims being denied and many of us are suffering and are dieing! Right!!!!! I was exposes to the toxic water, ( when I say exposed, I mean drinking, cooking and bathing in it) and developed hypothyroidism in my mid 40s. Every sickness he had was documented in his medical records stating the main cause was due to Agent Orange and Other Health Factors. Thank goodness Ol Uncle Sugar is on the case! I guess they rather spend the money on recounts and political stuff. I was checked out by a so called doctor at the va clinic for hypertension my reading were 185/95 and the va doctor told me it was ok because of my age which is 70 I myself believe thats a lot of bull crap. All we were tuned too was Search and Destroying the enemy! Now I have all kinds of wonky neurological problems and autoimmune disease. Put in more than 4 hours without pure exhaustion and other affects such as shortness of breathe. 877-222-8387, TDD (Hearing Impaired) Planes and Choppers spraying directly over us wile sweeping the area No portable water. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) are renewing their bipartisan effort to support veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War-era by allowing them the opportunity to prove toxic exposure in order to qualify for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. Ive literally suffered for over 40 years with serious digestive problems, heart & breathing problems. What a VA. Was it caused by the water we drank (blue water sailor), the free cigarettes, or a combination of both? Hit enter to expand a main menu option (Health, Benefits, etc). My husband, who is a Vietnam vet, has scleroderma. This should be examined by the V.A. I came into contact with Agent Orange when footage was burned off in the northern parts of the island. I have a number of health issues from that have been linked to those exposures, but the health problems are not yet covered even in the presumptive diseases of the water contamination. I am 70. that rating. I was told then that the VA will have your teeth cleaned and thats all they are authorized to do. As I read story after story. Can anyone confirm this or direct me where to find the truth? But he trusted McHenry to make the historical case for him and veterans like him. The Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act, introduced by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., would allow veterans who served in some other countries during the conflict to access benefits without providing additional evidence. Woo hoo! This is important to a number of Airmen as it seems to affect us later in life with lung, sinus and cough issues. Why has this taken so long to review?? Smfh!! Drink eat and shower in agent orange in the Tonkin Gulf. Good luck. He proudly gave 23 years to our country. You cant win. One of their doctors lied and stated that he had examined me and found no problems related to Agent Orange. Also, the investigation found less use in Thailand and the DMZ then previously reported. If you want to deal with burn pit issues the VA shouldnt limit their investigations to only SW Asia. You get a whole 10% for it! Funny thing is the chemical being sprayed one could actually see with no problems. I also served on an Aircraft Carrier, USS Kearsarge as a Flight Deck Director, Yellow shirt from 9/67 to 5/68 and had HS6 Search and Rescue and HC7 Combat Search and Rescue HOMEBASED on our ship. The JSRRC is officially known as the Joint Services Records . I lost my fater 4 years ago to the toxic water at camp Lejeune. When they say thank you for your service, usually it is meaningless. I am asking for help and advisement. I would love to find others that new him. a veterans office where they are located. Agent Orange is one of several "tactical herbicides" used by the U.S. military during Operation Ranch Hand, a multi-year chemical warfare operation during the Vietnam War. VA denied it being service connected! Veterans are STILL battling a war, this war with their own government. Paula Im with you, daughter died 18 months neuoblastoma, brother 44 brain cancer, sister breast cancer and ovarian cancer, i have had lung cancer, leiomysarcoma, soft cell sarcoma, pre colon cancer, I recieved the MUTATED TP53 gene, i dont care what any say the agent orange is a direct reflection of so much death and pain in my family. I submitted my claim in 2008 after being called to the VAMC to be placed on the registry. Would be taken on my claim. THAILAND & AGENT ORANGE: Agent Orange & Other Herbicides: Resources "Vietnam-era Veterans whose service involved duty on or near the perimeters of military bases in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 may have been exposed to herbicides and may qualify for VA benefits."--quoted from the VA website: . Charles, I too in my later years came down with Parkinson. I am not judging your entitlement or claim validity. He was buried in the VA cemetery with honors . For more information, visit our website at Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures Public Health. Foc also told me that the PAHC senior executive has left and there are no more nurses to assist the doctors. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS FOR THE VETERNS IN NEED OF HELP. I am a Blue water Vietnam Veteran that severed three tours off the coast of Vietnam. My dad served proudly and for only to receive nothing in return from the VA. No burial benefits, no flag, just nothing!!!!! I was stationed in Korat Thailand 72-73 and lived outside the west gate which is in the red zone ( cleared by AO ). "Many of those who have been exposed are living with cancers, heart disease or Parkinson's disease. I FILED AND ALL THE RECORDS ARE LOSTED SO I WAS DENIED. Lois I suggest staying on this as eventually it will become clear it was used in Korea, as well as was it ever stored anywhere he was present such as Scoffield Barracks ?? Im an Anniston vet. Every day I was subjected to JP-4, Agent Orange surrounding our perimeter, MOGAS, Diesel and God knows what else. They (the VA) dont give you a definition of what the perimeter is, Harmon said. Updated . Their use in Vietnam and Thailand took a heavy toll. My husband found a good advocate 150 miles from where we lived and got all his benefits. so even severe asthma and many other issues, where do we go . Thats where my father was and how I know he died! Thank god I covered my head with my Fatigue shirt. But, the side affects still exist and the damage is done and on going. US kept all the Nerve gas and Orange on the Island until 1995. We have learned to never trust our government. A VSO may be able to do something, but dont hold your breath. Google Okinawa and Agent Orange. I have read articles where the VA is talking about neuropathy being caused by Agent Orange if you do not have diabetes. I was a combat Marine Vietnam 68-69. I got nothing for that. was wondering what you have to do die to get something done. Due to the operations being Politically Incorrect today all information about where we were at and did is still classified today. Vietnam 69 and 70. Daniel Clark Berg. hcwjr/ponyhunter98 Thailand veterans harmed by Agent Orange hope Congress will hear them Caption Local News By Thomas Gnau Nov 1, 2021 Legislation addresses presumption that Thailand vets weren't exposed to. I also inquired about a dental cleaning which I have been getting off campus. I am a Vietnam vet who is diabetic and I have ischemic heart disease, both of which are presumptive for Vietnam. Had peripheral neuropathy that was diagnosed early because he also had injuries so he qualified for that when years later he made a claim. My son served in the Army in Desert Storm, so he has his own issues on top of being the son of a Nam vet. My husband had several of those illnesses, but VA kept loosing only the real important documentation and then even went as far as wanting daily records. WELL I HAVE HEAT PROBLEM TYPE 2 DIABETES ENLARGED PROSTATE AND SUFFER FROM PAINAT DIFFERENT TIMES AS WELL AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. Examined for Agent Orange four years ago. visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. Turner hassupported similar legislationin the past. It is sad that the govt does this. I was told that unless I had diabetes, cancer there was nothing they could do. I had no idea the Government was actually compensating servicemen exposed to such danger. They caved and gave me assistance for my heart/circulatory issues, along with a hearing loss (grenade damaged) and tinnitus. Veterans been contaminated by TCE and Benzene for decades, and add agent orange and whatever in combat areas and you have mess that has been created in USA. I later found that they were reimbursed by my private medical insurance. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Quite the coincidence. Still had to go back and help clean. I agree with every word you wrote. What about those who served pass August 31 1971? He served during Vietnam war. Trones bill would force these to be adjudicated this quicker, presuming that they were exposed to harmful herbicides. Meanwhile, according to its website, the VA is currently reviewing its policy on Agent Orange exposure in Thailand, leaving Dan hopeful the door is now open for other veterans. Does anyone know if Agent Orange was used during the Korean War? Sounds as tho EVERYTHING is denied!! We didnt know what killed all the vegetation in many areas on Searching and Destroy missions? I had a 5 year break in service and decided to go back in as an aviator on C-130s. The review board keeps telling me this every time I refile after a new presumptive condition gets named, all five of them as of this writing. Copy this link and Go to the DAV or go to VA.GOV and search for a VSO. I am angered that a vary large number of us who have suffered from hypertension were left out, even though there is more than ample evidence to support presumption of agent orange linkage. It will make it much easier if you know a state he has lived in. I now suffer from diabetes and heart disease. I filed in 1980 at the age of 31 for esophageal cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange. Does anybody know about it ? Veterans began making claims due to health problems related to Agent Orange exposure as early as 1977, but they were often rejected unless patients could prove their health problems began a year after discharge.
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