United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Agent Orange - Herbicide Exposure


Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans

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Helpline Diabetes Mellitus (Type II)
Birth Defects Questions & Answers
Current Conditions Additional Information
Agent Orange health web site       VA procedures for adjudicating claims based on herbicide exposure
(M21-1MR, Part IV, Subpart ii, Chapter 2, Section C, 2-C-10)


Agent Orange Helpline

Vietnam Veterans Benefit From Agent Orange Rules
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E-mail GW/AOHelpline@vba.va.gov
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You must provide your name, E-mail address, telephone and/or telefax number, and VA file number/Social Security Number. We will do our best to respond within a reasonable amount of time (usually 3 to 10 workdays).

Diabetes Mellitus (Type II)

As a presumptive condition for in-country Vietnam veterans:
Fact Sheet and Questions & Answers. 38 CFR §3.309(e) adds Type 2 diabetes

Agent Orange and Birth Defects

Spina Bifida. The Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1997 granted benefits for children of Vietnam veterans who were suffering from spina bifida (38 U.S.C. §1805).
Reference: 38 CFR §3.814

VA Sets Up Toll-Free Spina Bifida Hot Line

Benefits for Women Vietnam Veterans' Children With Birth Defects
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Agent Orange Question & Answers

Agent Orange Q&A's - March 1, 2001

Health information on:

Current Conditions Considered by VA Presumptive to AO Exposure:

These are the diseases which VA currently presumes resulted from exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange. The law requires that some of these diseases be at least 10% disabling under VA's rating regulations within a deadline that began to run the day you left Vietnam. If there is a deadline, it is listed in parentheses after the name of the disease.
If you would like any additional information regarding the specific medical conditions listed below, please see the diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure .

Additional Information on Agent Orange

Agent Orange health web site
Fact Sheet on Vietnam Veterans
Status of the Agent Orange Settlement Fund

Link to the Foreign Service Program Page

Foreign Services Program Page