What diseases has the VA recognized for children of Agent Orange exposed Vets?

Question

I read Spina Bifida was one, but so far that is all I've heard. One of my sisters has Fibro Myalgia and Rheumotoid Arthritis. The other sister has a rare birth defect that keeps her home and in pain. They both have Emphysema. We all have Osteoporosis ( ages 24-36 ), and have bone scans that age us at 65 or older. Our Father hopefully will be dully compensated for his many debilitatating ailments, and is in the process now.

Answer 1

Children born to MALE veterans who served in Vietnam are eligible for compensation only if they have Spina Bifida.

Children born to FEMALE veterans who served in Vietnam can receive compensation for any of the following ailments:

Achondroplasia
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Congenital heart disease
Congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot)
Esophageal and intestinal atresia
Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
Hip dysplasia
Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis
Hypospadias
Imperforate anus
Neural tube defects (including spina bifida, encephalocele, and anencephaly)
Poland syndrome
Pyloric stenosis
Syndactyly (fused digits)
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Undescended testicle
Williams syndrome

Your best bet is to contact one of the many Veteran Advocacy Groups. I personally go through the "DAV", or the Disabled American Veterans. There are many of these groups and they are a wealth of information. If they think that you have a case against the VA-they will represent you at NO CHARGE.

These groups are fantastic!

If you get nowhere with the Veteran Advocacy Groups, I would recommend trying to network with other Children of Vietnam veterans. See what physical ailments they suffer with. If this a common problem-maybe urge your senator/congressman to look into this.

Hope this helps. Good luck in your quest. God Bless.

Answer 2

Agent orange isn't a chemical weapon, except you drink it without postpone from the bottle. Angent Orange is one among those "Roundup" and is used to kill weeds. All i'm going to declare approximately Agent Orange and the Vietnam conflict is this: in case you prefer to win the conflict, as quickly as you have made your attack, you could stay and carry the floor. a great form of people died with the aid of fact the South Vietnamese could no longer and usa would not commit to conserving the floor. the U. S. military became allowed to win battles yet no longer the conflict. regrettably prevalent Giap understood this concept extra appropriate than some people interior the yank public. approximately Iraq, i'm hoping the Bush administration and the yank public have discovered this easy lesson. overlook the idiotic conversing heads, enable the army to hold the floor this time. Our coverage in Vietnam and Iraq is reminiscent of if in the time of WWII we landed on Normandy coastline fought our way off shore, then went lower back to Britian questioning the French can take it from right here.

Answer 3

call a VA rep in your area.