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Agent Orange was one of the
weed-killing chemicals used by the U.S. in Vietnam. The chemical
compounds considered as herbicide agents in Vietnam include
2,4-D; 2,4,5-T and its contaminant TCDD (or Dioxin);
cacodylic acid and picloram. Airplanes, helicopters, trucks and
backpack sprayers applied herbicides. Herbicides containing
Dioxin were used by the U.S. military to defoliate base camps
and other facilities in the U.S. and in other countries as far
back as the 1950s.
NEW INFO: Re-examining military
records, researchers at the Columbia University School of Public
Health determined that about 21 million gallons of the
herbicides were sprayed from 1961 to 1971 - 1.84 million
gallons, or 10 percent, more than previously believed. SEE MORE
: CLICK HERE
AGENT ORANGE, A
KILLER THEN AND A KILLER NOW!
The following diseases are those officially recognized by VA as
related to herbicide exposure. To win benefits, VA law and
regulations also require that some of these conditions appear
(or ?manifest itself?) within a deadline that began to run the
day you left Vietnam. If there is a deadline, it is listed in
brackets after the name of the disease. If your condition is not
listed below, ask your doctor whether what you have is similar
to any of these. There may be room to argue that your condition
is the same as one of these.
WARNING:
This list may change
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Spina Bifida in
children of Vietnam Veterans
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Non-Hodgkin?s
Lymphoma,
including any diagnosis of a lymphoma [except Hodgkin?s
lymphoma], mycosis fungoides, and old terms such as
lymphosarcoma, reticulum cell sarcoma and
Sternberg?s sarcoma
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Respiratory
cancers [30 years], including cancer of the
lung
bronchus
larynx
trachea
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Multiple
myeloma Hodgkin?s disease Soft Tissue Sarcomas, including:
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Adult
fibrosarcoma
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Dermatofibrosarcoma
protuberans
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Malignant
fibrous histiocytoma
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Liposarcoma
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Epithelioid
leiomyosarcoma (malignant leiomyoblastoma)
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Ectomesenchymoma
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Angiosarcoma (hemangiosarcoma
and lymphangiosarcoma)
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Proliferating
(systemic) angioendo- theliomatosis
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Malignant
glomus tumor
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Malignant
hemangiopericytoma
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Synovial
sarcoma (malignant synovioma)
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Malignant giant
cell tumor of tendon sheath
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Malignant
schwannoma, including malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic
differentiation (malignant Triton tumor), glandular and
epithelioid malignant schwannomas Malignant mesenchymoma
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Malignant
granular cell tumor
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Alveolar soft
part sarcoma
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Epithelioid
sarcoma
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Clear cell
sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses
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Extraskeletal
Ewing?s sarcoma
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Congenital and
infantile fibrosarcoma
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Malignant
ganglioneuroma
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Under the VA
rule, soft tissue sarcoma does not include osteosarcoma,
chondrosarcoma, Kaposi?s sarcoma, or mesothelioma.
MORE
THAN JUST
AGENT ORANGE SPRAYED
IN
VIETNAM
RAINBOW
HERBICIDES
The
various chemicals were labeled by color-coded stripes on the
barrels, an arsenal of herbicides known by the colors of the
rainbow, including Agent
Blue
(which
contained arsenic),
Agent
White,
Agent
Purple,
and the lethal combination of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, Agent Orange.
On January 13, 1962, three U.S. Air Force C-123s left Tan Son
Nhut airfield to begin Operation Hades (later called Operation
Ranch Hand), the defoliation of portions of South Vietnam's
heavily forested countryside in which Viet Cong guerrillas could
easily hide. By September 1962, the spraying program had
intensified, despite an early lack of success, as U.S. officials
targeted the Ca Mau Peninsula, a scene of heavy communist
activity. Ranch Hand aircraft sprayed more than 9,000 acres of
mangrove forests there, defoliating approximately 95 percent of
the targeted area. That mission was deemed a success and full
approval was given for continuation of Operation Ranch Hand as
the U.S. stepped up its involvement in Vietnam.
RAINBOW
HERBICIDES
AND
THEIR COMPONENTS:
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Agent Orange: 2,4-D
and 2,4,5-T; used between January 1965 and April 1970.
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Agent
Orange II
(Super Orange): 2,4-D
and 2,4,5-T; used in 1968 and 1969.
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Agent
Purple:
2,4-D
and 2,4,5-T; used between January 1962 and 1964.
- Agent
Pink:
2,4,5-T;
used between 1962 and 1964.
- Agent
Green:
2,4,5-T;
used between 1962 and 1964.
- Agent
White:
Picloram
and 2,4-D.
MORE
info on Agent White
- Agent
Blue:
contained
cacodylic acid (arsenic).
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Dinoxol:
2,4-D
and 2,4,5-T; used between 1962 and 1964.
- Trinoxol:
2,4,5-T;
used between 1962 and 1964.
- Diquat:
Used
between 1962 and 1964.
- Bromacil:
Used
between 1962 and 1964.
- Tandex:
Used
between 1962 and 1964.
- Monuron:
Used
between 1962 and 1964.
- Diuron:
Used
between 1962 and 1964.
- Dalapon:
Used
between 1962 and 1964.
MORE info on
AO Chemicals
Dates
are insignificant because the Dioxin is still being found in
heavy concentration's to this day in Vietnam (1999)!
SOME
THINGS YOU SHOULD DO:
Educate
yourself about issues facing Vietnam veterans and the nation;
read some of the many good books that have been published
recently.
Join VVA/Vietnam
Veterans of America to keep current on developments;
if you are not a Vietnam era veteran, membership is open as an
?associate? member.
MORE
Agent Orange Info! at this Site.
File a claim for VA disability compensation if you are disabled;
encourage others to do so. NEVER GIVE UP!
Volunteer your time and talents to the nearest Vet Center or
veterans organization.
Work with groups of veterans to set up a meeting with the
Director of the nearest VA Regional Office to review how it
handles claims from Vietnam veterans.
Write your U.S.
Representative (c/o House of Representatives,
Washington, DC 20515) and U.S.
Senator (c/o U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510) or
visit their local offices to urge them to support increased
compensation now for Vietnam veterans.
Investigate what services are available from your state for
veterans and how well those services are delivered.
Encourage civic organizations, unions, and business associations
to which you belong to take a stand on veterans? issues.
LAWYERS
There
are limits on when you can pay a lawyer to help you with a VA
claim. Generally, you can hire a lawyer only after the BVA has
decided your claim. Then you have only one year to hire a
lawyer. Many lawyers work on a contingency basis that means you
do not have to pay them a fee up front and if you do not win
benefits, you will not have to pay a fee.
There are no limits on when someone else (a so-called third
party) can use his or her own money to hire and pay a lawyer to
represent you. This third party cannot be a family member who
may benefit from your claim. If you use a third party to hire a
lawyer, the lawyer can represent you at the beginning of a
claim. Also, there are no limits on hiring a lawyer when the VA
is coming after you because of a home loan guarantee debt. Some
private lawyers and some legal aid or legal services offices
provide representation free of charge at all stages of a VA
claim.
There is an organization of attorneys and non-attorneys who
regularly practice before the Court of Veterans Appeals. Its
members are available to represent you at the Court or, through
a third party contract, before a VARO or the BVA. For a list of
these members, contact:
Nat?l
Organization of Veterans? Advocates
PO Box 42334
Washington DC 20015
(800) 810-VETS
If no private practitioners are willing to represent you at the
Court of Veterans Appeals, it might be possible to obtain pro
bono representation through the Veterans Pro Bono Consortion.
The Court will send you information about this opportunity. It
is available only to a limited number of persons who meet income
guidelines.
VIETNAM VETERANS in
need of help Contact VA's Gulf War/Agent Orange Helpline,
a toll-free number
and/or see the web page for more information. |
# 1-800-749-8387
http://www.va.gov/agentorange |
| VIETNAM VETERANS
(& KOREA VETERANS who served in 1968-1969), and
other veterans who may have been exposed to AGENT ORANGE
or other herbicides elsewhere during testing,
transporting or spraying of herbicides for military
purposes and who are concerned about possible long-term
health effects of AO exposure?contact the nearest VA
medical center and request an AGENT ORANGE REGISTRY
HEALTH EXAMINATION. |
There are more than
300,000 Vietnam Veterans that have already participated
in this program. |
| VIETNAM VETERANS with
illnesses that they believe were incurred or aggravated
by exposure to AO or other aspects of military service
should contact a VA veterans service representative at
the nearest VA regional office or health care facility
and apply for disability compensation |
The counselors have
information about the wide range of benefit programs
administered by the VA *(NOTE)
The national toll-free number is
1-800-827-1000 |
| * NOTE: It is
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you get a service
representative before filing any disability claim with
the VA to insure/achieve proper filing and highest level
disability claim DUE each veteran. |
The American Legion:
1-800-433-3318
Disabled American Veterans:
1-877-426-2838
Paralyzed Veterans of America:
1-800-424-8200
Veterans of Foreign Wars:
1-800-VFW-1899
See your local phone book for more listings. |
Prostate Cancer
Awareness
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http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/
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| VIETNAM VETERANS with
Children who have SPINA BIFIDA?contact the VA national
toll- free hotline at 1-888-820-1756, or the nearest VA
regional office by calling toll-free: 1-800-827-1000.
Additional information on Spina Bifida is available from
the Spina Bifida Association of America. |
Spina Bifida
Association of America at
2590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 250, Washington, DC
20007-4226
toll-free # 1-800-621-3141
e-mail address: spinabifda@aol.com
and the web site at: http://www.sbaa.org |
| Gulf War Veterans
Health Problems. |
http://www.va.gov/gulfwar/ |
| General information
regarding the health consequences of exposure to
enviromental agents (AFGHANISTAN VETERANS, GULF WAR,
AGENT ORANGE, IONIZING RADIATION, SHAD and more...) |
http://www.va.gov/environagents/ |
| Issues that relate to
veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military
service in the occupation of Japan at the conclusion of
WWII or during the nuclear weapons tests program. |
http://www.va.gov/irad/ |
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US Soldiers cutting the tops off AGENT ORANGE barrel's
to use them for latrine duty, fill with dirt and use for
protection
against enemy fire, BAR-B-Q pits and various tasks.
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ORANGE??
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