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Question #43 I was
stationed at Danang AFB in 67 and at Plikue. Later on I was tested for agent orange months ago and I have
not been notified if I have it or not! Is this just another delay tactic! I was given the notion that any
one in country was automatically had it! Not until a few months back I learned that I had to be tested! After all these years
I was given the truth! What’s going on here?
A1: What do you mean tested. Do you mean a physical test like blood
test? All I had to do was answer some questions to be placed on the Agent Orange registry. (LT) 4/22/2016 A2: Agent Orange is not a condition that you can be tested for. It is the herbicide
that was sprayed in Vietnam to defoliate the jungle. Anyone who set foot in country is authorized to file a claim for presumptive
conditions resulting from their exposure. If you developed prostate cancer, diabetes TY II, or any of a list of conditions
that the VA has determined are a result of exposure, then you can receive disability compensation. (AP) 4/22/2016
A3: The problem with being tested for Agent Orange is that
there are only so many things that are a presumptive disability that is related to exposure to Agent Orange. First,
if you were in Viet Nam during the years from 1962 to 1972 you were exposed to dioxin (Agent Orange). Next you need
to know that if you have a disability that your medical doctor or you have an Independent Medical Opinion has stated is due
to your exposure to Agent Orange it may be possible to have that disability service connected. But, without expert medical
opinions the only disabilities that will be recognized as service connected are: - AL
Amyloidosis A rare disease caused when an abnormal protein, amyloid, enters tissues or organs
- Chronic
B-cell Leukemias A type of cancer which 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 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 bodys 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
- 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 VA's rating regulations, it must be
at least 10 percent disabling within one year of herbicide exposure.
- Porphyria
Cutanea Tarda - A disorder characterized by liver dysfunction and by thinning and blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas.
Under 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
- - See more at: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp#sthash.hq6xwjC9.dpufNext
Next is that if
the Agent Orange exam identifies a presumptive disability you will have to submit a 526EZ to request service connection.
That's the bureaucratic stuff you need to do in order to get the disability compensation. (CP) 4/22/2016 A4: Agent Orange exposure is
NOT a condition. However, there are some presumptive illnesses the VA will not argue over if you were boots on the ground
in Vietnam. If you went for test, those were to place you on the Vietnam Registry. (RJ) 4/26/2016
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Question #44 I am receiving $100
a month for loss of reproductive organ due to agent orange giving me prostate cancer. I am now sterile.
Am I entitled to that $20,000 payout for loss of productive organ and if so, how do I apply for it?
A1: First I would ask for a re-evaluation because only $100 a month
seems to be very low for having prostate cancer due to Agent Orange. As for the $20,000 you should apply because you being
sterile is directly related to the Prostate cancer. (LT) 4/22/2016 A2:
(a) Ratings under 38 U.S.C. 1114(k). Special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1114(k) is payable for each anatomical loss
or loss of use of one hand, one foot, both buttocks, one or more creative organs, blindness of one eye having only light perception,
deafness of both ears, having absence of air and bone conduction, complete organic aphonia with constant inability to communicate
by speech or, in the case of a woman veteran, loss of 25% or more of tissue from a single breast or both breasts in combination
(including loss by mastectomy or partial mastectomy), or following receipt of radiation treatment of breast tissue. This special
compensation is payable in addition to the basic rate of compensation otherwise payable on the basis of degree of disability,
provided that the combined rate of compensation does not exceed the monthly rate set forth in 38 U.S.C. 1114(l) when authorized
in conjunction with any of the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 1114 (a) through (j) or (s). When there is entitlement under 38 U.S.C.
1114 (l) through (n) or an intermediate rate under (p) such additional allowance is payable for each such anatomical loss
or loss of use existing in addition to the requirements for the basic rates, provided the total does not exceed the monthly
rate set forth in 38 U.S.C. 1114(o). The limitations on the maximum compensation payable under this paragraph are independent
of and do not preclude payment of additional compensation for dependents under 38 U.S.C. 1115, or the special allowance for
aid and attendance provided by 38 U.S.C. 1114(r). (AP) 4/22/2016
A3: You will not get the payout for loss of a creative organ unless it is surgically
removed due to the service connection. The K award is all that a male veteran will receive for loss of a creative organ.
(That is the $103.23 that you receive a month). You are rated at 0% for the loss of creative loss with the Special
Medical Compensation (SMC) K award. Women veteran's who have hysterectomies or other loss of reproductive organs receive
a 50% rating for the loss of a creative organ. (CP) 4/22/2016
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