Secondary Conditions to Agent Orange Exposure

[@johnbethea4505]

We came back from Vietnam a dead man walking 🚶‍♂️..I have Agent Orange, so many other things from it. Some I am rated from it and several things that I have not filed for..

[@KODArunner]

I have an illness that my local VA does not want to address. I have Narcolepsy that began after I left Camp Lejeune. At first I was just overly tired all the time, but when i got to Vietnam I ended up sleep-walking while on guard duty, resulting in me walking through triple strand Constantine Wire and walking off the top of Hill 327 & Monkey Mountain. As a Marine we are taught to NOT WHINE LIKE A BABY, so I ever reported the fact that I would fall asleep or that I walked off the hills and as a result of those falls I now have pain under my shoulder blades, (skin, bone, then pain). Dates of service, 6/66 to 6/68 one tour of duty 1/67 through 2/68.

[@nld-bl5ct]

You deserve whining now my friend. I felt the same after service in Korea and Vietnam, thought I was bomb-proof. Not anymore.

[@thomasfraser9072]

Have your VA checked you out for MGUS which is now a presumptive condition arising from the toxic water you drank at Camp Lejuene. Among other diseases MGUS is known as a precursor to Multiple Myeloma.

[@ronreigstad1433]

I got a Veterans Death Service Connected to Agent Orange Ischemic Heart Disease , he Served 60 days after August 31st 1971 Presumptive Date in the Korean DMZ , I had to prove his exposure on a Direct Basis because he was denied the Presumption becaue he was 60 days after the cutoff Date , he had Served in my Company in 1971 to 1972. I served in in the Same Company 1976 to 1977 , I am the 1st Korea DMZ Veteran to win his Agent Orange Claim after the August 31st 1971 cut off Date I helped a total of 5 people beside me to Win their Agent Orange Claims after the Cutoff Date. The Guy I was talking about died in 1993 at the Age of 49 of his first Heart Attack , it was a widow Maker Heart Attack , his Wife hand an Autopsy done in 1993 and that is what they said was the Cause of His Death so His wife that I helped Got her DIC Pension , I am retired now from Working on Agent Orange Claims Now because of Health reasons

[@cynthiaayers7696]

You guys make me Twitch just listening to you. But thanks for the info. My husband's a veteran and has been treated for many things that has saved his life. Never received a bill, and somewhere over 250,000 dollars. His benefits are working like promised in his contract. 👍🇺🇸

[@Mary-z3g]

One out of millions who were listened to.

[@matthewjacobs141]

Can I make a Claim for Essential Hand/head tremors with Parkinsonism...P.S. I also have Kidney Disease 3rd stage

[@charlesabbott4518]

I and my brothers were in Panama and AGENT ORANGE was used there. No one told us back then (1975-1977).

[@expatlouie]

Agent Orange was used at many bases in the US. and a list can be found online. If you can't find it i will forward a copy.

[@jamesbaucom9538]

I have filed as a secondary of diabetes for my kidney failure and going on dialysis. What chance do I have?

[@garyfeltman4482]

Porphyria cutanea tarda is known as vampyres disease. Very painful. Approximately 50,000 people in the US suffer from this disease, including me. Vietnam 70/71

[@carolbaer168]

My husband died from agent Orange, now my daughter has Parkinson’s disease. She has been repeatedly turned down seeking compensation.

[@gailgregory95]

My husband has diabetes neuropathy skin rashes MDS bone marrow failure Army Vietnam 1968-1970 definitely exposed to agent orange. Never used VA services does he have a chance at a claim?

[@garyfeltman4482]

Yes, go get screened at a VA facility. You must file before Aug 9,2023. Very important to find a VSO in your area. Veteran service officer.

[@davepeter1202]

I have an overall V.A. rating of 60% all from Agent Orange exposure in Thailand. I get 20% for diabetes type II and I notice I have a minor neuropathy in my feet - a slight tingling and slight numbness - is this worth pursuing with the V.A.?

[@EDD519]

YES !

[@anned8634]

i got rated for fournier's gangrene due to taking jardenance for diabetes caused by agent orange. so some things that most would not think of can be linked as secondary to agent orange.

[@jamesj2980]

I was in Thailand with the Air Force in 1968. I have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and Coronary Artery Disease. I have also been diagnosed with obstructive Sleep Apnea, can this be secondary to any of the Presumptive conditions for Agent orange?

[@lg7728]

I am also an AF Thailand vet, Bangkok, 1973-1974. You should be able to use presumptive hypertension to obstructive sleep apnea.

[@robertpronovost3839]

So I noticed the list of places A/O was used doesn’t include Canada. I just want to share 1988 the 26th Yankee division deployed for annual training the Gage Town New Brunswick Canada. Sign were all over my area of operation which was field trains. I know the government is only recognizing the particular theaters. But wanted to put this out.

[@barbarajustice9499]

I don’t have Facebook or the internet my husband was in Vietnam Nam and was exposed to Agent Orange no one at the VA can tell me how to file for it I was told to send off for his service records I have not gotten them been three months why can’t they pull him up on the computer he was being treated for cancer at the V A I’m about to pull my hair my husband died November 15 I hope you can give me some answers thank you

[@rpm12091]

I feel your pain. It took me 5 years to get my medical records. You have to be a constant pain for them. Document everyone you talk to with date and time. Find a lawyer because I found the VFW and American Legion to be as bad as the VA, basically worthless. It will be 10 years in March since I started this and have not gotten very far. The VA will lie to you and if you don’t believe the first lie they will tell you another. I doubt I will live to see an end to this but I hope it helps the next person. God bless and don’t give up.

[@11BravoRVN]

Have you tried your county VETERANS SERVICES OFFICE? Mine has been very helpful, both guiding me and submitting documents for me.

[@lindabarrus6565]

Can agent orange be transferred from one person to another. Reason I'm asking is, I met and married my husband after his second tour in Nam. About two years later, I developed a skin condition. Iv

[@lssexton9638]

What about pancreatic cancer related to diabetes?

[@stevebenson3024]

I applied for hypertension agent orange connected from when I was in Viet Nam. Cam back from v.a. service connected 0 compensation. Been on meds every since. Now what.

[@walteradams9264]

What about the agent orange store that bases in the United States during the Vietnam era that was supposed to be covered under the pack act

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Yeah, elevated cholesterol, so here’s a statin that gives you muscle cramps. Hypothyroid, so you get recurring constipation…and anxiety about when the next episode of trying to sh-t a pine cone is going to come around. Lots of fun.

[@buzz5601]

I want to know what actions can be taken by the people like me and my family members that were stationed on Guam with their parents.

[@buzz5601]

We were the kids and spouses of vets ....from what I understand they sprayed the base perimeter on Guam...I walked 150 yards to that fence everyday and followed it west for about 200 yds to get to where there was an opening to get to the elementary school. Yeah the school playground bordered that fence too. I'm sure I and my siblings as well as thousands of other kids that were on Anderson AFB were exposed. But since we were not vets we have no recourse? How does that compute? Like we don't matter? I want compensation.

[@ariesmcdaniel4442]

When you say secondary,,, are you referring to the children ?

[@Stephen_Eee]

NOPE...they don't consider us...nor the constant pain we suffer.

[@hollywoodjaded]

Note to self: Date ranges and locations in and near V’nam + chem breakdown of Orange and Rainbow herbicides.

[@darwingraves372]

Peripheral neuropathy must be categorized as ‘early onset’. This means it must be diagnosed and given at least 10% rating within a year of exposure. Tricky bastards.

[@franklinnoblitt8387]

Same crap with chloracne and you would not believe how many vets had traumatic hearing loss reduced because VA changed the rating method to an average of the loss in the entire audio spectrum compared to the older method that measured how speech recognition is related to a much narrower range of the audio spectrum and is the portion of the spectrum lost first to acoustic trauma and never regained.

[@stanleybarton]

I’m guessing that peripheral neuropathy is not an A/O “presumptive disease”. I filed for a VA disability because I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (which is a presumptive disease) over 45 years after serving in Vietnam. I received a 100 % rating.

[@connietucker5812]

What about storage of agent orange at Ft McClellan during the Vietnam war?

[@judyallen7260]

Yes,yes,yes

[@judyallen7260]

It was behind the residence Cook shocking a small fenced of area and used t o ssprayjthe residence Cook shack ubut the trainee m e ss hall for bugs

[@georgeeiland1579]

how about strokes

[@mruofacat]

Just saying. If you are claiming exposure to Agent Orange, you know what it is

[@Runinfox]

ALL tell me how they want to HELP--its all vanity--for NO ONE DOES

[@hollywoodjaded]

Same. My beloved drew his final breath last Friday as the sun broke over the Pacific. Primary/PACT = A.O. + add’l rainbow herbicides + Camp LJ + tropical dis. Ultimate internal destroyer: Nasal Pharynx Carcinoma The herbicides (used at 100 times via any sci. rec.) are especially adept at remaining somewhat dormant, while causing other difficulties, then ultimately decimating the neural/head/facial/neck region* Secondary: TBI (FRC in gren. explo.);GERD; Sinusitis; Rotator cuffs in shoulders from carrying 100 l packs, etc. Rigorous work performed in attempting compensation earned and owed. Admin seems to prefer the fruitless march of an arduous paperwork maze for many Viet. Vets, because their original docs. are typed using archaic codes and categories. When whichever entity first automated, they made a crapshoot of the coding fields, plus excluding essential and original reference codes. By the second iteration, some vets no longer existed in the proprietary sftw. At the online stage, VVs had no way to access. Their first task became proving their existence; then service, etc. Then beginning the typical dis. process so widely discussed online. For a country to force those who served in the line of duty-to then wage bat-tle attempting to win their just compensation and med. care-not only dishonors all of whom served, but also disgraces the nation in its entirety.

[@hollywoodjaded]

* Note: Apologies for any confusion in reading: abbreviations & reducing clinical-speak necessary.

[@johnbehrend31]

What about Open-Heart Surgery

[@frankripley5188]

What about pancreas? There's never anything on pancreas.

[@robertburbach]

Parkinsonism

[@bradabbott4892]

Vietnam 70 71 have had hypertension starting in 73, joint issues rashes, peripheral neuropathy in 2005 had a brain hemorrhage which brought on hearing damage also vision loss 5 years later va rated me 100 they never paid a dime of the 180000 medical bills good thing we had private insurance I would have died if I had to travel 400 miles to closest va hospital not to mention 3 months in ICu . I use the local VA clinic where I live other wise I use civilian hospitals and specialty Dr's on medicare,and va when I go to the va clinic they charge Medicare anyway.