From the article: ... findings, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, conclude that “sufficient evidence” exists linking hypertension and related illnesses in veterans to Agent Orange and other defoliants used in Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea in the 1960s and 1970s. They recommend adding the condition to the list of 14 presumptive … [Read more...] about New research could lead to disability benefits for Vietnam veterans with high blood pressure
Agent Orange
HMD Reports on Agent Orange
VA contracts with the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) (formally known as the Institute of Medicine) of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a non-governmental organization, to scientifically review evidence on the long-term health effects of Agent Orange and other herbicides on Vietnam Veterans. HMD determines whether the evidence points to a … [Read more...] about HMD Reports on Agent Orange
14 Questions about VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims
When a Veteran starts considering whether or not to file a Veterans Affairs Disability Claim, there are a lot of questions that he or she tends to ask. Over the last 10 years, the following are the 14 most common basic questions I am asked about when it comes to filing Veterans Affairs Disability Claims. [Reprinted here with permission from Veterans Law Blog] 1. … [Read more...] about 14 Questions about VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims
Veterans Affairs Official Downplays Agent Orange Risks, Questions Critics
A key federal official who helps adjudicate claims by veterans who say they were exposed to Agent Orange has downplayed the risks of the chemical herbicide and questioned the findings of scientists, journalists and even a federal administrative tribunal that conflict with his views.Jim Sampsel, a lead analyst within the Department of Veterans Affairs’ compensation … [Read more...] about Veterans Affairs Official Downplays Agent Orange Risks, Questions Critics
Veterans’ widows fight VA for decades over Agent Orange benefits
Pegi Scarlett had just returned from her husband’s grave this past Memorial Day – the first since his death – when, on a whim, she decided to search online whether other Vietnam vets had died of the same aggressive brain cancer.Sourced through Scoop.it from: pilotonline.com … [Read more...] about Veterans’ widows fight VA for decades over Agent Orange benefits
