Agent Orange - Herbicide Exposure
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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) |
Vietnam Veterans Benefit From Agent Orange Rules
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As a presumptive condition for in-country Vietnam veterans:
Fact Sheet and Questions & Answers. 38 CFR §3.309(e) adds Type 2 diabetes
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 Q&A's - March 1, 2001
Health information on:
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 FundLink to the Foreign Service Program Page
Foreign Services Program Page