For a long time now, the VA has suspected that Agent Orange, along with all the other health catastrophes trailing in its wake, is a root of
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Vietnam Veterans – Other Ways to Get VA Benefits
In two previous blog posts, we discussed how veterans of Vietnam (or other areas where Agent Orange was stored or sprayed) exposed to Agent Orange can
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When we think of Agent Orange and other tactical herbicide use, we immediately think Vietnam, Thailand and Korea. The U.S. government regulations on
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Since passage of the Agent Orange Act of 1991, the VA has acknowledged that veterans of the Vietnam War were exposed to Agent Orange. Furthermore,
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UPDATE: As of January 2020, Blue Water claims are being processed. Over the past couple of months, a number of our blogs have focused the changes
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AL amyloidosis is a rare condition that affects individuals from ages 50 to 80. In their 2006 update to the Veterans and Agent Orange publication, the
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Under the Agent Orange Act of 1991, veterans who were exposed to herbicides during service in Vietnam may be entitled to certain presumptive
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In September, I wrote about Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. In that post, I discussed a brief history of Camp Lejeune and the water
Learn MoreI filed for Agent Orange, but I got denied. I don’t understand why.
Here is a common scenario: a veteran is told that his diabetes condition may have been caused by his time in service. For Vietnam veterans especially,
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Many veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan are getting sick, many of them with illnesses similar to those that have plagued Vietnam
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UPDATE: As of January 2020, Blue Water claims are being processed. For many years, the VA denied that there was any connection between Vietnam
Learn MoreAgent Orange Exposure – Diseases Unrecognized by the VA
Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange who develop a condition that is not on the VA’s list of Agent Orange diseases that are presumptively caused
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