I am a Viet Nam era vet: Denied, Denied and Denied, back pain. There is plenty of evidence but no admission from our government. Yes. 1. Please contact me back with what ever information you might have, Thankyou. Rhodes joined the military in 1968. Developed diabetes. I have sinus problem that I never had before being exposed. The airplanes flew over and sprayed us without warning, Ive complained for years with no results. Hey, they can keep it and put it you know where. Our 29 year old son has CML Leukemia I believe from Agent Orange. The question is how many generations will the exposure of Agent fill in the blank and other chemicals? Funny thing is the chemical being sprayed one could actually see with no problems. He passed in April of 2019 due to complications from his surgery. He had prostate cancer. says good luck. VA took a leg from him before he died of AO related illnesses related to his time on Guam. 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 ! My self I got a bloody nose and sore throat. Just my own opinion, I have all but given up even trying. Ive had issues with my hands shaking for a long time. You have to have served in Vietnam AND have one of the medical conditions recognized by the VA. I am very happy today as this is the best physical gift anyone could give to meBARUCH HABA HASHEM ADONAI, BARUCH BEN YESHUA HAMASHIACH, BARUCH RUACH HAKODESH: KODESH-KODESH-KODESH!!! Ancestry.com has a military lookup feature, and there is a website called vetfriends.com. My thyroid quit years ago, 3 hernia operations, and compared to many of us, Im lucky but At 75 years old, I dont know how much I have left. He had only 2 children, my brother and I. It took 5 years before I got anything from the VA. Advertisement. Offspring of AO exposed veterans often get tumors. The base I was assigned to refueled C-130s with Agent Orange and it was used to control our foliage. I know Im not alone. I believe I might get something after I am dead. Those of us who served on aircraft carriers operating out of yankee station are denied compensation for agent orange related conditions because we were outside the 12 mile limit. I was in Vietnam during the year 1970. A two-year investigation (2018- 2019) by DoD found no use, storage or transport of Agent Orange or other tactical herbicides in Guam, Okinawa, Panama, or a number of other countries where there had been speculation of use. I am disappointed ive been fighting for my dad benefits only to be told no one can help me. But we did. Isnt the esophagus part of the air intake (respiratory) system??????!!!!! I still dont understand why skin cancers are not recognized of all things that were exposed SKIN. As I read story after story. while going through a colnoscopy when i was told they (the doctors and my team care givers) had been looking at my thyroid glans and let me know that they have concerns. Operation Ranch Hand. Signed no respect.
I was in Dong Ha, Vietnam, from Feb 68 to April 69. I too am having issues obtaining benefits for my husband who served in Vietnam. Interestingly, my husband was approved after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. So, good luck to any of you still living and fighting. I served three tours from 1967 to 1972, mostly in Thailand. Good luck and thank you for your service! Im glad that those exposed to Agent Orange are FINALLY getting some progress with the VA and federal government. Ancestry is likely your best bet. I couldnt agree more. . I now suffer from diabetes and heart disease. I guess the VA doesnt believe the wind blows, Skinner said. Liars!!! Possibility of Agent Orange exposure could have been the cause! If you were in VN, now this disorder is on the presumptive list. The wheels of the VA grind extremely slow dont they. I have hyperthyroidism from agent orange. Now that is just one person. I had a 5 year break in service and decided to go back in as an aviator on C-130s. I looked up, followed and had much respect for older folks, especially veterans and the advice they have given me. Never seems to end. Dont give up. Still no answer. Why try? He died at the young age of 47 due to cancer in his leg. Aside thought it would go away as it did some times at night after battle .talk to me V A . My dad fueled planes in Vietnam in 1969 and was exposed daily for a year. Drink eat and shower in agent orange in the Tonkin Gulf. Roy, go to the nearest Disabled American Veterans office and ask them for assistance. I have copd (breathing problems) and sinus conditions, do i qualify? Trump legal team requests six-month delay in New York civil lawsuit. Why not better support vets than pay people to not look for or accept job offers. He was diagnosed with Aphasia in 2011 and became 100% disabled by Feb. 2012. And on it goes now they are concerned again? I would love to find others that new him. I will continue the fight to get benefits for all veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and other toxic chemicals regardless of where they served.. A VA spokeswoman said If enacted, S.657 would expand universal eligibility for veterans who served in Thailand. March 3 (UPI) -- The Interior Department said Friday that it was taking new steps to restore the declining American bison population. While I did not file a claim for hypothyroidism,, I was taking medication for it when I had my Agent Orange exam from which they gave me disability ratings for DM2 and ischemic hear disease. Our 29 year old son was just diagnosed with CML Leukemia.
Agent Orange in Thailand - Hill & Ponton, P.A. What about bases here in the states that stored or disposed of barrels of Agent Orange, like Camp Pendleton?
Migrant woman dies after U.S. Coast Guard stops vessel carrying 54. 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. In 2016 with the help of an attorney, was finally approved for Ischemic Heart Disease but only has a 60% disability rate. Welcome to the Ultimate Agent Orange Guide for VA Disability Benefits. Doctor told me heart ( VA has me on meds, surgery in 2002) not in AO conditions. The VA even treats me for it but how do I get a claim approved? Sen. Sherrod Brown supports theThailand Veterans Toxic Exposure Act, a version of which was included in the Senate Veterans Affairs Committees toxic exposure bill reported out of committee in May. These things added by VA are a joke unless examiners just listen and note. Every day is a challenge: financially, physically, and emotionally. For more information, visit our website at Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures Public Health. He was in Korea 6 mos after the presumptive tome of exposure to agent Orange. Put in more than 4 hours without pure exhaustion and other affects such as shortness of breathe. If you have a copy of his DD214 and / or know the unit he was in you have a starting point. Anything new in regards to children of Vietnam Veterans? Its a shame how they treated him once he got sick. Make an appointment with your nearest VA representative. What about soldiers that did not serve in the Republic of China but was assigned to combat engineer units that were in Vietnam, and brought back equipment used in the jungles of Vietnam, exposing soldiers to that equipment whom started experience such problems as boils and other unusual respiratory problems in early to mid 70s. My brother born in 1963 died at age 54 he was a soldier, he suffered from deep depression and others nurogical problems. Shouldnt the VA have records of pulmonary following him those 4 years with repeat chest x-rays to monitor deterioration of his COPD? I think a diagnosis of prostate cancer from agent orange means an automatic 100% disability rating. How is sht burning not considered exposure to particulate matters? Persian Gulf War? When I returned to the USA I was stationed at Camp LeJeune and exposed to Benzene in the drinking water and suffered bladder cancer. I agree with every word you wrote. I have his claims on file in my home. 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. Very same happened to me. When will we be covered? visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. I was diagnosed with PPA. Most counties have at least one. Hes fought for this PARKINSONS knowing full well it came from what he was exposed to in Vietnam. I know what my brother did for our men and women on the ground and I am proud of him for it, but I ashamed of those who sent him to do his job and then threw him away when he was unable to fly anymore. I hurt all over, can only get 40%. Time is running out for these veterans, Brown said in an email. Hi..I was in the army, 1963 thru 1966.was in the Infantry as a weapon squad leader saving many lives an this tinnitus is bad . Pittsburgh VA developed an intervention to prevent emergence delirium, a temporary condition when a patient awakens from a procedure. They helped us a lot. Contact your county office of the state Department of veterans services. DOD knew in 1980s and Reagan gave several billion for Superfunds, matter of records, but even though it is proven those chemicals cause various diseases including Scleroderma and many autoimmune diseases. About 10 years ago I filed with the VA and brought my medical records from my own doctors. Tom had wished for years that he could find his friend. What really irritates me is that those of us that served after Vietnam had to clean the old warehoused equipment from Vietnam. Was it caused by the water we drank (blue water sailor), the free cigarettes, or a combination of both? Already showing problems, and cancer would certainly be the worst. The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, known as the VA, has added atypical Parkinsonism to the list of conditions presumptively associated with Agent Orange exposure during military service. I served aboard an aircraft carrier in Southeast Asia from 1972-1973. Im not sure if the new presumptive condition hypothyroidism is any different. At 40, I already had two heart operations (outside the VA). I still believe I was subjected to Agent Orange. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer 3 years ago. Thank you. A Maryland Democrat, David Trone, a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, has introduced the latter piece of legislation. VA will be publishing the PACT Act Performance Dashboard every other Friday to measure the implementation of PACT Act and showcase its impact on Veterans and survivors. How meany of us will have to die a slow painful death before we can get recognized for needed benefits ? Guess it only matters how you became exposed. I was in vietnam Quonlo for 14 months. After that, the Agent Orange benefits coordinator became difficult to reach. If a claim is denied for 20 years and then was the granted at 100%, they saved over $800,000.00. We both came down with Hodgkins Lymphoma. I believe the airmen who were stationed in Anderson AFB in Guam were also exposed to Agent Orange. If these conditions are presumptively associated with exposure to Agent Orange, why does the VA take forever to settle claims? Best advicedo the paperwork, get your service records, go the the VA and get an advocate. Do I gualify for any Agent Orange compensation ??? A Guide to Strengthening Your Thailand Agent Orange Exposure Claim Edward M. Farmer is a U.S. Army veteran and an attorney. This should be examined by the V.A. did you read the article? My claim for benefits for Agent Orange related Prostate cancer was approved in 2017. I have no idea if there is any support for children of Vietnam vets, but I hope there is. Loaded what ever in all kinds of airplanes. My husband was covered with the stuff in Vietnam and has multiple medical issues that he has been suffering since his late 40s. Typically, veterans need to prove -- usually through medical exams and service records -- that their injuries and illnesses are directly connected to time spent in the military, Military Times noted. The one we had before was worthless! What about the Vietnam era vets that were state side but worked on the helicopters that were shipped back for repair and back again time after time and were covered on the floorboards with the agent orange residue. The letter acknowledges that I have the conditions, but states that my service is not believed to be the cause. I feel there should be some consideration into this matter due to the suffering of many veterans. I dont know dates ir anything and sadly my mother passed a few months back and I have no other family to ask. Apply 5 times. My husband, who is a Viet Nam vet, passed away 10 years ago from bladder cancer. is being forced because of these new laws and regulations to admit exposure they previously denied. They have over 600 pages of medical records for the multitudes of surgeries, treatments, lab work, and final radical cystoprostatectomy 2018. He had a friend who was killed in 68 that was the only one he ever spoke of, and it traumatized him for life. But proving it isnt always possible, others say. Parkinsons? Sections and chapters in the description below! Trying to add timeframes is like saying one person can have same contamination but we dont care because it was before a war period. The only problem is we the wife take care of them but once they pass they give us very little money as surviving spouse . But trying very hard to keep him home and providing total cares. Official websites use .gov They can never repay me for my loses or my daughters! I need help! A solution by Congress may be the best approach, some attorneys and veterans advocates say. Sounds as tho EVERYTHING is denied!! Recent changes in both blue and brown water sites should apply to your husbands service. He passed last year and I am sure his condition was caused by his exposure to Agent Orange or Blue Water exposure. Not enough die yet? Camp Lejune , 6 months of 71.
Thailand Military Bases and Agent Orange Exposure - Public Health I have had my thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer and served in Vietnam Nam from 67 to 68. Contact DAV they will help you get started and shepherd your claim through. Google agent orange diseases and symptoms breakdown. Right!!!!! Just two two simple yes-or-no questions: Do you have the condition (in my case prostate cancer)? It is beyond horrible. Seems like mission is to dissuade veterans. You can file as a widow for spousal benefits. We also had Downs baby and a miscarriage also from Agent Orange. My husband served 68-69 in country. 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. He kept his job until he died. It will make it much easier if you know a state he has lived in. My husband passed March 2021. We have suffered similar ailments. My late husband was with the 14th combat engineers assigned to the 1st Cav. Thank you for your service!!!! Vietnam 66,67 and 68. This goes on all the timeIm hung up on constantly, if I call 3 times they just hang up on me 3 times. Our son is being treated for bladder cancer. the VA acknowledged Agent Orange use in Thailand and made service members stationed there eligible for compensation . Typically, the VA looks for evidence of duty near base perimeters or fence lines to establish herbicide exposure. Some have won on appeal.. AL Amyloidosis Shannon Brewer, Senior Attorney Updated: August 12, 2013. This is not a judgement call. Sorry this award came to late, We are the care takers of what they destroyed fur what, their greed. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs mandates that veterans who served in southeast Asian countries other than Vietnam during the war provide evidence of exposure to the herbicide in order to qualify for benefits. The AFHRA memo said that although use of commercial herbicides is documented, the Air Force archivists found no mention of the transportation, payment for or use of any tactical herbicide to control vegetation on Air Force installations in Thailand. They owe it to you. i get the burn pits for these folks 100% 2/9th Marines were station at Pohang Korea training with the ROK Marines August 1975 for 30 days we had burn pits also we stood guard no more than 20 away with black smoke in the air debris burning and going on your utilities plastics/human waste/metal/unspent rds u guarded for hrs our hooches were only 100 away and u got the smoke as u slept also why are these not considered burn pits is it to let the older Marines die off so u go with the younger Marines first and these younger Marines sure deserve all they get but like agent orange with the 3 new aliments all these years later let the folks die first then include us why is the va not including all of us big black billows of smoke u sniff in when u stood guard/slept but for some odd ass reason we are not included peace. Ive been living with severe motor skill losshad to relearn how to walk and need to keep working even though Im in my seventies and need to hide my tremors and speech difficulties for fear of losing my job. This toxic exposure was preventable. If you have filed a claim with the VBA since your diagnosis in 2010, the VA SHOULD be contacting you. Good luck. Hows that for depression. 1. He use to say they would spray agent orange below the hills he was on to control the jungle below them. Daniel Clark Berg. He told me the funeral home would take care of it. What do I have to do. I went back in time and pulled up my old ships log and was shocked to see the ships daily log showing injuries to my fellow sailors falling down stairs, broken finger, stitches on their scalp and splints on their fingers but sent right on back to work, it happened to me also but now I find out that no records were kept. He has heart problems, diabetes, neuropathy. We roamed around downtown Anniston quite a bit. I am burdened with hypothyroidism, cyclothymia, type II diabetes, Major depressive disorder, very high anxiety issues, chronic degenerative joint disease and a few other medical issues. I have Parkinsons, nerve, ligament damage and nodules on my lungs. The military even put up signs advising us not to go outside when the agent was being sprayed. 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. The veteran representative we now have in our county told me that the more that happens, the greater the numbers to have it considered for approval. Lesion removed from Biden's chest was common form of skin cancer, doctor says. Due to the operations being Politically Incorrect today all information about where we were at and did is still classified today. Contact a veterans service organization ASAP. Because all the perimeters were sprayed with various types of herbicides with dioxin in it. Our son was conceived on that base. Knowing the approximate age of Robert will eliminate some of the other Roberts. 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. Prostate Cancer When will his cases be reopened and his wife notified? She could very well be eligible for benefits. My husband died in January 2021. What about the drinking water at Camp Lejeune..v and prostate cancerv, what about soldiers exposed to shlt pits in Afghanistan. What a VA. 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. Hang in there Brother. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I have also had half my stomach and 8 inches small intestine removed for Carcinoid Cancer, VA says it was not caused by AO. God bless you!!! 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. Many other conditions that affect my health from this condition. He helped me with Agent Orange and Camp Lejuene exposure. Thats where my father was and how I know he died! Too bad this wont help my father or my family. My husband died of stomach cancer, had hashimotos disease etc.
Veteran's win leaves glimmer of hope for others who served in Thailand I applied for Agent Orange disability, but the VA denied my claim. 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. When I applied I was surprised and impressed that a reviewer responded with some questions within days and I provided some more documentation. When he was diagnosed with terminal Stage 4 lung cancer, all of a sudden the VA got charitable and rated him 100%, which did a helluva lot of good for him and for me as a survivor 5 damn months. I served in Thailand at Uteipio AFB in 1972-1973. Im a diabetic, I have high blood pressure. 2.
Agent Orange Exposure in Thailand - Hill & Ponton, P.A. My dad was poisoned by AO during the war doing decon of planes from Vietnam. Just my venting and 2 cents worth, nothing more,nothing will change. We are effectively ignored by the VA. These include: Just checking. God help us! Id be contacting your advocate asap and get your claim going! Is there any advantage to further filings?? I got nothing for that. This page list resources for Vietnam veterans exposed to agent organce, including certain Blue Water Navy veterans. They did test but couldnt come up with anything. Put in claim many years ago when bladder cancer became presumptive. I served aboard a world war II ship from 1968 to 1970 that had asbestos through out the ship. Who do we contact to start the claim process or to see if we are eligible? 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. It would most likely be cheaper and distinctly faster to approve every damned request for benefits. During the daily exposure of ground hull bare nonskid surface, we were subject to a daily cloud of toxic particulate matter with only minimal safety protection. 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. Some Veterans pay all at once while others pay over a lifetime. Appointments. Yeah as a BT many times the Asbestos dust was floating like a fog. VA denied it being service connected! I sat in the chair, demanded him to look and waited for his lazy ass to find it! Our son was conceived when we lived there. I have Prostate Cancer. Multiple Myeloma Markers after three years are good thank goodness. Respiratory diseases?? I am proud to join Rep. Cartwright in introducing legislation that will ensure our Vietnam War veterans who served in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia receive the care they deserve now, and I urge my colleagues in Congress to work across the aisle to support these men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country," Fitzpatrick said in a statement. to leave the ship and make his way home to his wife and daughter. Centerville resident McHenry died in July 2021 at the age of 74. The burn pits too were gross also! Doctors say I have many ailments from AO exposure. your claim. 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 from 1968-68 with the first Marines . have them find out what the procedure is?
Veteran frustrated by denied Agent Orange exposure claims - KRIS from 9/67 to 5/68, we had 2 helicopter Squadrons home Based on our ship. During this rather dismal 14 month period I often wondered why so much red tape when the facts were undeniably evident (at least to me!) We were exposed to the chemicals daily, and I was at Camp Lejeune during the water contamination years. While bombs and loud guns firing every were. Form or find a support group to work together in filing claims. I had this similar experience-only served immediately after the Vietnam conflict, on a LPH THAT TRANSPORTED agent orange, helicopters and, was deployed to south east Asia, and we took it to dry dock. Now my question is, how do I file another appeal, and add these issues to my claim? My electronics van had inch thick dust in it and all kinds of Vietnam paraphernalia hidden away on it. I suffer from hypothyroidism, neurological issues, and have had several episodes of Transient Global Amnesia. My husband, Tom Spinks died of Parkinsons Disease so I was reading about this and thought this may be a place to find Robert. The timeframe addition is discrimination within our own ranks and we dont do that. I have Myesthemia Gravis but keep being denied. I am the sole survivor (daughter). Nam Infantry grunt. 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. VA will not make them wait any longer. 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. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. I was around agent orange. Since this law took effect in early January, 2020, under the previous administration Im not sure why the Secretary is crowing about it.
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