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Question #7 My children's father was a Vietnam veteran in country 1970
with exposure to Agent Orange. All of my children have dental deformities (too many teeth) and pointed ,skin problems, daughter has
third nipple, fatty pads on legs with diagnosis of lupus which is not in my family history. Their father
passed away in 1997 at age 47 from “natural causes." Can I submit a state of claim if I think
their health and mental issues are related to Agent Orange?
A1: Only children who have spina bifida or certain other birth defects and are biological children
of Veterans with qualifying service in Vietnam or Korea may be eligible for a range of VA benefits, starting with compensation,
a monthly monetary allowance based on the child's degree of disability. - See more at: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/benefits/children-birth-defects.asp#sthash.XdQni3pH.dpuf (RJ) 3/28/2016 |
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#8 Vietnam
vet, 1967/68 Recon. I have requested my C File from the VA over 6 months ago. Made several phone calls and was told they are
working on it? Anyway to expedite the delivery of this?
A1: The VA is probably just now reading your request. The only thing the VA does at super speed is if you owe them
money. Hang in there, your C-file will eventually come. (PD) 3/25/2016A2: I know that this might seem like
a blow off, but, I do disability compensation claims as an Accredited Agent. It has taken me as long as 2 years to get
C-files when I have submitted the appropriate 3288 forms. If I were you, I would also request copies of my Service Records,
and records from hospitals and BAS's where I was treated. Most people may not realize that medical records from the
military are retired by the facility and not part of the veteran's Service Medical Records. There are some progress
notes that may be in your SMR but the others may be retired by the medical facility. You should contact the National
Archives at St. Louis and let them know the name of the facility (hospital, BAS,etc) approximate dates, the possible diagnosis
that you were treated in the military hospitals BAS. That often helps. (CP) 3/25/2016 A3: Contact your congressman
and you should get some information within a month and it is too bad that the VA forces us veterans to go to our congressional
reps instead of getting it done within the VA. Every claim or increase took about 2 1/2 years to get it done and that is uncalled
for. (JRM) 4/16/2016
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