Agent Orange Health Conditions
In Vietnam Veterans
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The following health conditions are presumptively
recognized for service connection. Vietnam veterans with one or more
of these conditions do not
have to show that their illness(es) is (are) related to their military
service to
get disability compensation.
VA presumes that their condition is service-connected.
Conditions Recognized in Veterans
1.
Chloracne (must occur within 1 year of exposure to Agent Orange)
2.
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
3.
Soft tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s
sarcoma, or mesothelioma)
4.
Hodgkin’s disease
5.
Porphyria cutanea tarda (must occur within 1 year of exposure)
6.
Multiple myeloma
7.
Respiratory cancers, including cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and
bronchus
8.
Prostate cancer
9.
Acute and subacute transient peripheral neuropathy (must appear within 1
year of exposure and resolve within 2 years of date of onset)
10.
Type 2 diabetes
11.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Conditions Recognized in Children of
Vietnam Veterans
Spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta)
2.
Certain other birth defects in the children of women Vietnam veterans
Brief Description of Conditions Recognized for Presumptive
Service Connection for In-Country Vietnam Veterans
Chloracne:
A skin condition that looks like common forms of acne
seen in teenagers. The first sign of chloracne may be excessive oiliness
of the skin. This is accompanied or followed by numerous blackheads.
In mild cases, the blackheads may be limited to the areasaround the
eyes extending to the temples. In more severe cases,blackheads may
appear in many places, especially over the cheek bones and other
facial areas, behind the ears, and along the arms.
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma:
A group of
malignant tumors (cancers)
that affect the lymph glands and other lymphatic tissue. These tumors are
relatively rare compared to other types of cancer. Survival rates have
improved during the past 2 decades. The common factor is the absence of the
certain cells (known as giant Reed-Sternberg cells) that distinguish this
cancer from Hodgkin’s disease.
Soft tissue sarcoma:
A group of different types
of malignant tumors (cancers) that arise from body tissues such as muscle,
fat, blood and lymph vessels, and connective tissues (not in hard tissue
such as bone or cartilage). These cancers are in the soft tissue that occurs
within and between organs.
Hodgkin’s disease:
A malignant lymphoma (cancer)
characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and
spleen, and by progressive anemia.
Porphyria cutanea tarda:
A disorder characterized by liver
dysfunction and by thinning and blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas.
Multiple myeloma:
A cancer of specific bone marrow
cells that is characterized by bone marrow tumors in various bones of the
body.
Respiratory cancers:
Cancers of the lung, larynx,
trachea, and bronchus.
Prostate cancer:
Cancer of the prostate; one of
the most common cancers among men.
Peripheral
neuropathy (transient acute or subacute):
A
nervous system condition that causes numbness, tingling, and motor weakness.
This condition affects only the peripheral nervous system, that is, only the
nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. Only the transient
(short-term) acute and subacute forms of this condition, not the chronic
persistent forms, have been associated with herbicide exposure.
Diabetes mellitus:
Often referred to as Type 2
diabetes; it is characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from the
body’s inability to respond properly to the hormone insulin.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia:
A disease that progresses slowly
with increasing production of excessive numbers of white blood cells.
In Children of Vietnam Veterans
Spina bifida:
A neural tube birth defect that
results from the failure
of the bony portion of the spine to close properly inthe developing
fetus during early pregnancy.
Disabilities other than spinal bifida in the children of
women Vietnam veterans:
Covered birth defects include a
wide range conditions. Eighteen defects are specifically included and others
not specifically excluded arecovered. For more information, contact a
veteran services representative at
1-800-827-1000.
Covered birth defects include, but are not limited to, the following
conditions:
achondroplasia,
2.
cleft lip and cleft palate,
3.
congenital heart disease,
4.
congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot),
5.
esophageal and intestinal atresia,
6.
Hallerman-Streiff syndrome,
7. hip
dysplasia,
8.
Hirschprung’s disease (congenital megacolon),
9.
hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis,
10.
hypospadias,
11.
imperforate anus,
12.
neural tube defects,
13.
Poland syndrome,
14.
pyloric stenosis,
15.
sundactyly (fused digits),
16.
tracheoesophageal fistula,
17.
undescended testicle, and
18.
Williams syndrome.
These diseases are not tied to herbicides, including
Agent Orange, or dioxin exposure, but rather to service in Vietnam.
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