Good luck. I am so glad bladder cancer will be added to the list. Prostate Cancer Charles McDivett. VA will conduct broad outreach efforts to reach impacted Veterans and it encourages them to participate in the rulemaking process. The base I was assigned to refueled C-130s with Agent Orange and it was used to control our foliage. Hod ridiculous! He had only 2 children, my brother and I. Is it two feet from the perimeter? The name Robert Bustamante appears in several states. My daughter lived for a month & 7 days. My daughter had to have her thyroids removed when she was a young teenager. a veterans office where they are located. Are you, or someone you know, struggling with a mental health or substance use disorder? Check in with the VFW or American Legion and they can guide you thru the process. 4th MAW. But the VA says, sorry no claim in your 1st year out, too bad. I have learned of one Vietnam vet who got scleroderma within the one year limit and who was finally given disability status from the VA for his scleroderma. They did test but couldnt come up with anything. They have over 600 pages of medical records for the multitudes of surgeries, treatments, lab work, and final radical cystoprostatectomy 2018. Dipping our canteens in the rice paddies using our towel to filter out the lumps. Those conditions are bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism. After many years of dealing with the VA in Iowa City, I got him in to Danville, Illinois VA. Our vets are used and God sees this. Never told the area had been coated with AO. So many of us has been through the process without any results. Bill seeks broader aid to vets hurt by herbicide - Arkansas Online How meany of us will have to die a slow painful death before we can get recognized for needed benefits ? What about veterans in operation restore democracy who were exposed to shit burning details? 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 . Everyday it is a fight with V.A. I served in Vietnam 66-67 a grunt with the 1st Infantry Division I have intestrial lung disease/pulmonary fibrosis these are not considered related to agent orange exposure which is toxic so Im not eligible for disability and it should be you have to get lung cancer to get benefits. I was there for six months at ft. McClellan the Va keep trun me down on my lung that started there at ft. McClellan they say they dont know what to called it they know they dont want to Admit to it my name is Roy Kilgore, Can someone tell me why or how Agent Orange can skip the stomach. I served there in 1975-76 and returned in 1988 and stayed until retirement in 1992. 3. Wes, The VA to me at this point in time is absolutely useless! It took a period of time because, at that time a US Navy Viet Nam veteran had to prove in country service connection. That has been appealed with the help of the Dept of Veterans Affairs. I have had sinus surgery and have to use inhalers to breath. Been diagnosed, had surgery with a lifetime of chemo and radiation. 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 . Right!!!!! WASHINGTON - The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee advanced legislation introduced by U.S. And on it goes now they are concerned again? The V.A. What about the thousands who served in Thailand and were exposed to agent orange, have the same medical issues as those who served in Vietnam, but are continually denied any benefits. I am disappointed ive been fighting for my dad benefits only to be told no one can help me. The calculation requires three digits but the field size only shows two digits! Hey Angel, Im in the same boat Vietnam 68-69.. 50% disability for same disabilities. Thank God for the one Veteran who talked me into trying one more timeand for the state of Arkansas VSO. Finally in 2020 he was dx with PSP. https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/locations/tests-storage/index.asp. March 3 (UPI) -- The Interior Department said Friday that it was taking new steps to restore the declining American bison population. However, hes also had renal cell carcinoma, benefits reduced, and has now been diagnosed with cold agglutinin/MGUS. I still smell this shit today and my sinusitis claim was not service connected. They helped us a lot. My 51 years of marriage Vietnam war Vet is totally debilitated in every capacities , bedridden, wheelchair bound , totally blind , etc..he required More than 100% care by me and we both are in our seventy and suffering horrific bodily pain ! (They are dumb animals that fight our foreign wars for our interest) SORRY BUT THIS WAS NAVEL INTERN BY FAR NOT A DUMB ANIMAL. Submit the claim March 3 (UPI) -- The legal team representing former President Donald Trump has formally requested a six-month delay in the fraud civil case filed against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James. In 2017, he was no longer able to communicate and was unable to control his bowel movements. I would go up north to snorkel and fish during my time off. This is important to a number of Airmen as it seems to affect us later in life with lung, sinus and cough issues. Good luck to you. VA is establishing a holistic approach to determining toxic exposure presumption going forward. Go online and look for the name of your state and VA rep and it will pop up with a list. They took away my health and my youth and replaced it with an endless routine of jumping through hoops to get basic healthcare needs, and now, as my body rapidly deteriorates, I will be forced to keep working until I die, which wont be soon enough. Agent Orange. What about Camp Lejeune NC and the continued toxic water that continues today? I agree with every word you wrote. Biden awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam Col. Paris D. Davis after 60-year delay. I wont hold my breath (mainly because I cant hold it too long) that the government will ever compensate me or any of my brothers and sisters in my lifetime. I am trying to find out more about other vets exposed to Agent Orange who have been diagnosed with Scleroderma. I thought one of the most iconic scenes in the movie Platoon had in the background mamma sans stirring something in cut in half 55 gallon drums and burning it. Always wondered if the bullet in his leg had something to do with developing cancer. ALL WHO SERVED DESERVE TO KNOW the answer/s to question/s being addressed. No face covering, My husband with Parkinsons worked in torpedo shop in Hawaii cleaning torpedoes with a degreaser for 3 years plus worked on blue water ship for 8 months while it was dry docked, cleaning equipment and cleaning spilled herbicide in bottom of aircraft elevator and on the ships deck. When I applied I was surprised and impressed that a reviewer responded with some questions within days and I provided some more documentation. A large group of now grown children swapping stories and advocating for change. I remember that I often awakened in my BOQ (the Idaho) to almost choking smells of burning garbage. While I am here I am 100 % pt, I am lucky I guess it took only 8 months for my receiving Later I would receive bills for the co-pay and my insurance at work was charged $1,800.00! I was a Flight Deck director on the USS Kearsarge Aircraft Carrier. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. It only affects less than 1% of the population. The Victims of Agent Orange the U.S. Has Never Acknowledged March 3 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Friday recognized retired Army Col. Paris D. Davis with the Medal of Honor for his gallantry during a firefight in the Vietnam War in which he saved his fellow soldiers despite being injured. Im 71 documented Agent Orange but no claim with VA. Im having more and more medical issues, Have filed with a VSO and was denied. I also have Inclusion Body Myositis. Thank you for nothing. 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 ?? Some men are so sick they might not be capable of having the clarity of mind to fight for their rights. I feel like Charlie Brown kicking his football and our government is Lucy and like Lucy our government will pull the rug out from all of us. My sense is these bills have a chance, but I just dont know how good a chance, attorney Chisholm said. I know a Roberto Bustamante in Tampa Fl. My father was in Vietnam as D he was a rifle man and jumped out of planes. Hes fought for this PARKINSONS knowing full well it came from what he was exposed to in Vietnam. The VA pats itself on the back for adding three presumptives but conveniently ignores the one with a solid link. If a claim is denied for 20 years and then was the granted at 100%, they saved over $800,000.00. I have had stage four prostate cancer which I have survived. It is sad that the govt does this. right people at veterans affairs for you. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that would eliminate barriers to benefits for veterans exposed to Agent Orange who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War-era as part of a comprehensive package to improve Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and Bien Phouc. Parkinsons? The airplanes flew over and sprayed us without warning, Ive complained for years with no results. Examined for Agent Orange four years ago. The VA is merely following whats in the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Public Law when handing down ratings decisions. He battled with many service connected medical/neurological issues including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) until he died in 2017. The condition affected my right leg, mostly, causing numbness where I had to rely upon a cane in order to walk. They are deservedly receiving help for diseases as a result of the exposure. No One in my family ever had hypothyroidism [Graves] so when the VA took my Thyroid from me, [and chained me to 14 medications a day for the remainder of my life] in December 1997, it was a shock to everyone in my family!!! My name is Beverly Smith and my husband Rodney died 28 months ago with Lung cancer. Is there a link between Skin Cancer and Agent Orange? I was told agent orange was used in Guam to clear foliage at the end of the aircraft parking area and runway to make room for fuel bladder systems. USMC, 67-71. These are the evidence pieces you should give to your VSO, or if filing on your own, the evidence you scan and attach when submitting a claim at VA.gov. I know of another individual who served in Vietnam and has the exact condition. Sorry this award came to late, We are the care takers of what they destroyed fur what, their greed. My husband died of stomach cancer, had hashimotos disease etc. Do I have any recourse in this matter. Saigon was actually worse as there was no garbage collection and large roadside dumps along Plantation road were set on fire periodically. So it came as no surprise in around 2015 when the VA decided that it was not going to service-connect disabilities to alleged Agent Orange and tactical herbicide exposures in Thailand without the "blessing" of this mysterious little government unit known as the "JSRRC.". Many of our Nations Veterans have waited a long time for these benefits, said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough. Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 I filed a claim with VA and was turned down. My husband, Tom Spinks died of Parkinsons Disease so I was reading about this and thought this may be a place to find Robert. 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. My brother, who was a chopper pilot for the Army in all of the Sand Box regions, has been riddled with cancer for several years now due to benzene and other additives they put in the jet fuel to help make it more stable. Advertisement. Im not convinced the toxic exposure will ever be gone. Rob Portman is listed as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 657, which would modify the presumption of a service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand. I believe its a 2 part test for eligibility. Your best bet is your local VSO. Should I apply? This letter rejecting Skinners claim cited an Aug. 2015 memo from the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA), a memo that veteran Robert McHenry, a friend to Skinner and others, fought for years. Who do we contact to start the claim process or to see if we are eligible? (They were glad to see me go). Is someone here have the truth? I have been hearing stories of other children coming down with CML of exposed Vietnam Vets. Any help appreciated. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, SO I ALSO WAS AT THE FORT CHAFFEE POST GAVE THEM THOES RECORDS AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. In 2019 I started the process of filing the claim with the VA. After a lot of paper work, doctor exams and 10 months of waiting I finally received my rating from the VA of 100% full and complete disability. What about all those who served as I did in Johnston Atoll in 1974. Vietnam 66,67 and 68. from 9/67 to 5/68, we had 2 helicopter Squadrons home Based on our ship. have hearing loss. To this day I have Hypothyroidism and asthma which are two of the side effects in children whos parent was exposed to Agent Orange. Youll need prove you served in Vietnam (DD-214 should do it) and prove of your medical condition (doctors letters, etc). 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. I know that they do help some veterans, but if they can lie out of helping, they will. He served in Vietnam in the Army from 1967 -1968. God help us! I, at least, now have survivor benefits to help me in retirement. I later found that they were reimbursed by my private medical insurance. A spokeswoman for the Department of Veterans Affairs declined an interview but offered to answer questions in writing. Everyone that was on the bases would have been in the spray zone for the herbicides, Flodder said. I was in Nam 18 months, 29 April 68 to 7 Dec 69, I have Diabetes 2, receiving 30 % compensation for AO induced Diabetes 2. Young. Without his help I would never had gotten anything. I remember returning home for Vietnam in 1973 only to be SPAT on by college students as if to shame those of us who served, AND remember, we were FORCED to serve if your draft number was low. Last I knew Vietnam was in Southeast NOT Southwest A grateful nationmy ass. I was stationed in Korat Thailand 72-73 and lived outside the west gate which is in the red zone ( cleared by AO ). Veterans are STILL battling a war, this war with their own government. I remember very well. 5/60, 3/60. have hearing loss. I remember those days. I served in Desert Storm and continued serving in SWA on and off for another14 years with my last mission in 2004. Ive spent the last 40+ years unable to do any physical work because I cannot bend over or do anything physically stressful. Air Force worked in air freight. There are a couple of things that come to mind that you could try. I was born 10 months after my father returned and I am plagued with these issues. I check my status every week, still no decision. My lawyers quit the case. We also had Downs baby and a miscarriage also from Agent Orange. Agent Orange in Thailand - Hill & Ponton, P.A. They used that letter repeatedly to deny claims, Mary Flodder, McHenrys widow, said in an interview. My husband found a good advocate 150 miles from where we lived and got all his benefits. Shameful how they treat these vets!! I was exposed to agent orange while serving in Korea on the DMZ. Pittsburgh VA developed an intervention to prevent emergence delirium, a temporary condition when a patient awakens from a procedure. At least Korean and Vietnam combat veterans should be 100%, eliminate the bureaucracy. I was in VN 1968-69 , I have my bladder removed and prostate around 2002 at Palo Alto VA hospital in California ,all by cancer. How old is Robert now, where do you think he lives at. Each disease is rated from 5% to 100%, then Semper Fi . I now have Parkinsons, off course VA denied my claim . The Virus can no longer be used as an alibi. This article is a joke! Dont give up. the VA acknowledged Agent Orange use in Thailand and made service members stationed there eligible for compensation . Over the course of a year, we recently lost 100,000 sons, daughters, moms, and dads to drug overdoses. As Red Green always says Im rooting for you, were all in this together . I have no family history of Diabetes, Polycythemia Vera or Carcinoid Cancer, so I think the VA is wrong. I had a much smaller exposure than your father and I have lots of Autoimmune diseases as does at least one of my children. Lets be real, this was 60 years ago, Trone said. I spent a lot of time in those training areas and it would certainly explain my diabetes and kidney disease with no family history of either. What about bases here in the states that stored or disposed of barrels of Agent Orange, like Camp Pendleton? The science now confirms the link. Important Agent Orange Information for Those Who Served in Thailand I have Parkinsons, nerve, ligament damage and nodules on my lungs. We were stationed together. Charles, I too in my later years came down with Parkinson. Because the government claims it was never there I have had no success in being compensated. Text - H.R.2569 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Veterans Agent Orange Foc also told me that the PAHC senior executive has left and there are no more nurses to assist the doctors. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, McDonough (Agent Orange exposure in Thailand) This case involved a US Army veteran (1967 to 1971) who was seeking service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, Type II diabetes, stroke, and atrial fibrillation due to agent orange exposure in Thailand during the Vietnam war. I filed a week later for survivor benefits. 807 Maine Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20024 Phone (202) 554-3501 Fax (202) 863-0233 www.dav.org ISSUE BRIEF: Agent Orange in Thailand during Vietnam Era My husband had a buddy who died there in 68, and all I knew was his unit and first name. March 3 (UPI) -- In a cost-saving move, retail giant Amazon announced Friday that it will delay construction on a planned second corporate headquarters dubbed "HQ2" in Arlington, Va. President Joe Biden thanks German chancellor for his nation's help in Ukraine. VA presumes (assumes) exposure to Agent Orange for Veterans who served on any U.S. or Royal Thai military base in Thailandfrom January 9, 1962, throughJune 30, 1976. When I returned to the USA I was stationed at Camp LeJeune and exposed to Benzene in the drinking water and suffered bladder cancer. Having any of these conditions is not fun and thanking us for our service doesnt help much. So highly unlikely wed both have it. I returned to the VA about a year ago after many of my friends urged me to do so. He was in Korea 6 mos after the presumptive tome of exposure to agent Orange. Good luck with that! He was informed that they were currently without the manpower to review these claims. I have just about giving up on them. Woo hoo! I was a combat Marine Vietnam 68-69. Anyone out there know anything about vets and scleroderma? They want to punish us all. Former United States Army Vietnam Veteran and President of Veterans for Peace David Cline look for his fallen comrades names on the Vietnam War Memorial with member of Veterans For Peace, during a campaign event bringing together victims of Agent Orange exposure, a deforestation chemical used in the Vietnam War, in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 2005. We were kicked to the curb. Operation Ranch Hand. Former U.S. serviceman sentenced to 45 years for planning attack on fellow soldiers. Knowing the approximate age of Robert will eliminate some of the other Roberts. What a deal if you were in county flying into defoliated areas it doesnt count. The VA inform us that we did have a claim but that they were giving funds to the children that were still alive. I have had no status updates since Congressman Doug Lamalfa of California made an inquiry. Good luck and God bless you. You can file online or thru the mail (https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/). Respiratory diseases?? We have a wonderful VA home in Sulphur Oklahoma. Try getting your money back on any of this. Anything new in regards to children of Vietnam Veterans? what i find as unfair is my brother was in viet nam also during the same time he is getting paid for agent orange but im still being denied. If you get turned down you need to appeal and likely will then be called for an appointment to see a VA doctor. 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 brown water navy for three or four months and had exposure to ground troops who were barracks on the APD 40 Nueces where I and others had to tear down their bunks when we decommissioned our ship. Go see a VA service representative. I wish I live near you so we help each other out to ease the stress! 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. My late husband was a mess sergeant and somehow field combat training. I was a platoon leader in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division in 1969 and Ive been able to locate and contact more than 50 men from my unit. I dont think anyone in VA cares. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange may have certain related cancers or other illnesses. The longer they can lie and deny the more they save. If you were in VN, now this disorder is on the presumptive list. I hurt all over, can only get 40%. However, there was a terrible consequence: Exposure to Agent Orange resulted in cancer, birth defects, and other significant ailments. I was also told that because I was able to raise my extremely arthritic arms over my head that I should be fortunate that the VA doesnt take away my disability benefits altogether. My father was Franklin Coon served in Vietnam. Agent Orange while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam Era. You are eligible. People laughed at me at accused me of putting on. visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. My husband died in January 2021. VAs review supports initiation of rulemaking to address the role that particulate matter pollution plays in generating chronic respiratory conditions, which may include asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis for Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War and/or after September 19, 2001, or in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan during the Persian Gulf War. Lawrence I am so very sorry to hear what they are doing in FAILING to recognize and properly 1) take care of your situation and 2) acknowledge responsibility and approve full 100% benefits. Try to have ALL documents needed for the claim and include docs from research papers on UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESSES IN THE GULF as well as docs on presumptive Diseases from GWI(gulf war illnesses). We are moving out smartly in initiating action to consider these and other potential new presumptions, grounded in science and in keeping with my authority as Secretary of VA, said Secretary McDonough. My poor wife is growing old befor her time as she struggles to keep up with my medical bills and having to tap into our meager savings in order to pay for personal care providers not covered by either the VA or Medicare. VA's tactical herbicide and Agent Orange location list - New updates When I called the VA, I was told that this was not related to exposure of Agent Orange. I have his claims on file in my home. I received a letter that said if I divorced or became a widow I could.get.the benefit. You have to have served in Vietnam AND have one of the medical conditions recognized by the VA. My faith in the VA got a big boost by the quick response to my initial application. What about soldiers that were made to take the PB pill to inoculate us from nerve agents during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Veteran frustrated by denied Agent Orange exposure claims - KRIS Skinner, who has fought prostate cancer since 2018, has gone through 44 treatments of radiation therapy. Nobody told us? I called Palo Alto pain clinic for back treatment. And BTW! Because all the perimeters were sprayed with various types of herbicides with dioxin in it. that rating. in 2005 he had open heart surgery. 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. If you set foot on a land mass (in Vietnam), youre entitled to a presumption that you have been exposed to herbicides, Rhode Island attorney Robert Chisholm said in an interview. He (McHenry) was a walking encyclopedia of information, Skinner said. Sent in all the medical records most of which were already on his profile. I have had what they call jungle rot on my feet and hands that comes and goes. HS6 and HC7, both performed Search and Rescue and HC7 was the US NAVYs ONLY COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE SQUADRON IN VIETNAM. You being the spouse rather than the actual veteran, you may or may not get to join. Thank you for your service!!!! It is beyond horrible. I was stationed at Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River for 5 years in the early and mid 80s. Thailand Military Bases and Agent Orange Exposure - Public Health "Many of those who have been exposed are living with cancers, heart disease or Parkinson's disease. You sound very much like my 51 yr old son. I only get the run around when I call. The VA did well with him in his final years. Version Date: 8/11/22 . Hypertension should definitely be added,I got hypertension in my early 40s was in Vietnam 70to 71. says good luck. NOT a great idea sending him to the coastline and semi-jungle conditions back into death and destruction, but thats Uncle Sam for you. Ive got my fingers crossed. While we were trying to eat in a overhead tarp, the smoke from the burn pits went right through where we were eating!! Unlike veterans who served in Vietnam and certain areas of Korea, veterans who served in Thailand are not entitled by law to a presumption of exposure to tactical herbicides, the spokeswoman said. Last year's Defense Spending Bill included a provision, introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., that added presumption of service connection for Agent Orange-linked illness for veterans suffering from bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinson's disease. VA has had me Synthroid for decades, she again said sorry. I also came back to Vietnam as Is blue water navy on the USS st. Louis. All from Agent Orange. Treasury sanctions three Russians for imprisonment of opposition leader. Im a child of a deceased Vietnam vet. Who has those, certainly not the individual service person. Our desalinators were unable to filter A/O from salt water. Being exposed just doesnt stop with the military member. When I read that the Blue Water Navy was getting this it upset me so if you were off the coast of Vietnam you can get it. They caved and gave me assistance for my heart/circulatory issues, along with a hearing loss (grenade damaged) and tinnitus. Peripheral Neuropathy, Early Onset (if it presents within one year of exposure to a degree of 10 percent disabling)

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