I did all of a Thailand veterans harmed by Agent Orange hope Congress will hear them - Congressman David Trone November 01, 2021 Thailand veterans harmed by Agent Orange hope Congress will hear them Credit: Dayton Daily News, Thomas Gnau Vietnam War-era veterans who served in Thailand say they're still fighting. Soft Tissue Sarcomas (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposis sarcoma, and mesothelioma). For more information, visit our website at Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures Public Health. The best thing for my situation was accomplished by my VSO officer. A spokeswoman for the Air Force said neither the author of the AFHRA memo nor anyone else was available for an interview. Dipping our canteens in the rice paddies using our towel to filter out the lumps. THAILAND & AGENT ORANGE: Agent Orange & Other Herbicides: Resources "Vietnam-era Veterans whose service involved duty on or near the perimeters of military bases in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 may have been exposed to herbicides and may qualify for VA benefits."--quoted from the VA website: . Learn more about benefits related to Agent Orange exposure. The condition affected my right leg, mostly, causing numbness where I had to rely upon a cane in order to walk. March 3 (UPI) -- At a White House meeting on Friday, President Joe Biden thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany's "profound" help in countering Russian aggression in Ukraine. I dont think anyone in VA cares. I have had stage four prostate cancer which I have survived. How about those of us that served in Okinawa and were exposed to AO on the boats that were sent from Vietnam for repairs? And still didnt know what all that noise was,,I thought I had to live with it Visit the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office. H.R.2569 - Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act 117th Congress (2021-2022) Bill Hide Overview More on This Bill Constitutional Authority Statement CBO Cost Estimates [0] Subject Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security View subjects Summary (1) Text (1) Actions (3) Titles (2) Amendments (0) Cosponsors (14) Committees (1) Does the theater include Guam and other stockpile locations in the South Pacific? Thank you for your service and sacrifice. I also have Inclusion Body Myositis. I tried to respond to you twice, but they wont accept my posts for some reason. My three sons and some of the grandchildren are at risk and indeed have some unusual conditions. Now , wondering if i am incorrect?? visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. Its shameful how they have forgotten us. I need to be working but I cannot! I recently had spinal surgery and it has caused my neuropathy to greatly worsen. Youre absolutely correct. thanks Fred Carlberg, Contact the BLUE WATER NAVY ORGANIZATION they have access to ships logs and can confirm if the Kearsarge was in territorial waters at anytime. I assumed that once a person wS 100%, there was no need to further file for illness related to agent orange. However, there was a terrible consequence: Exposure to Agent Orange resulted in cancer, birth defects, and other significant ailments. I find.your comment of interest as I just had spinal surgery three weeks ago (Lumbar Laminotomy L2-L5). When I found out about this benefit 2012 I had remarried and was told I could get nothing. Military Times reported that 50,000 U.S. troops were deployed to Thailand alone at the height of operations, but it isn't clear how many later deployed to Vietnam and are already eligible for presumptive benefits status. Ancestry.com has a military lookup feature, and there is a website called vetfriends.com. Lois I suggest staying on this as eventually it will become clear it was used in Korea, as well as was it ever stored anywhere he was present such as Scoffield Barracks ?? I know he was in Khe Sahn and went on to the DMZ by the time he got out of Nam. I sent in my biopsy showing prostate cancer and my Bronze Star commendation for service in country. VA denied it being service connected! Fortunately, I finally learned that the best way to deal with PTSD was to have a vigorous workout every day! The investigation did confirm use or tests in additional sites and dates in other locations. My husband had Guillain Barre Syndrome for 3 1/2 yrs & never came home he was in different hospitals the whole 3 1/3 yrs & his liver took the best of him. The bottom line is still that cases are NOT being dealt with in a timely manner, and additional illnesses are not being added to any list without first having one hell of a tough time being added. many times not waiting the 30 minutes to drink. in 2005 he had open heart surgery. I was born while he was in Vietnam and served on camp Pendelton Subic bay Diego Garcia and Camp Hansen all of which are super sites with contamination. Souds like EVERYTHING is denied so why do anything!!!!!??????????? Its on the VAs own list of bases. He battled with many service connected medical/neurological issues including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) until he died in 2017. April 15 (UPI) -- A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday would allow Vietnam veterans who served in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War to qualify for disability benefits related to Agent Orange exposure. But the prospects for those bills is uncertain at this point. They deserve relief for the pain and hardship this has caused for them and their families.". Contact your county office of the state Department of veterans services. The appeal was resolved through a joint motion to remand. My father was Franklin Coon served in Vietnam. Thank you. Politicians carry responsibility also. 9th Division.??? Not sure why youre responding to this woman so rudely. But the VA says, sorry no claim in your 1st year out, too bad. It is not a hereditary cancer. The VA is worse than the Post Office. I refuse to die just to piss them off! I served in Desert Storm and continued serving in SWA on and off for another14 years with my last mission in 2004. The VA medical providers do not do this. I believe the airmen who were stationed in Anderson AFB in Guam were also exposed to Agent Orange. Best advicedo the paperwork, get your service records, go the the VA and get an advocate. A few years later they said oh yeah well give you hearing aides but your not service connected. Crickets.. DOD knew in 1980s and Reagan gave several billion for Superfunds, matter of records, but even though it is proven those chemicals cause various diseases including Scleroderma and many autoimmune diseases. Ive spent the last 40+ years unable to do any physical work because I cannot bend over or do anything physically stressful. Big deal! I do get benefits for my hearing but still have issues with my shaking . Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) are renewing their bipartisan effort to support veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War-era by allowing them the opportunity to prove toxic exposure in order to qualify for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. Ive been living with severe motor skill losshad to relearn how to walk and need to keep working even though Im in my seventies and need to hide my tremors and speech difficulties for fear of losing my job. I would bet that those who are now in charge or have recently been in charge of the VA are those very same college students from the 60s and 70s! They were swimming in it while working on them, not realizing what it was, only to develop symptoms years later but they dont get consideration for benefits because they were never IN COUNTRY. He was recently diagnosed with Parkinsonism. I have had nightmares about the smell of shlt. through the red tape. Many of our Nations Veterans have waited a long time for these benefits, said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough. Together WE can connect veterans with their benefits by sharing this information. They (the VA) will grant it, (or) theyll grant it partially, (or) theyll deny it, which is probably about 80 to 90% of the Thailand veterans, they have been denied. My father served in the U .S. That presumption has been expanded to blue-water Navy veterans. It is complete. Our son is being treated for bladder cancer. I too am having issues obtaining benefits for my husband who served in Vietnam. The age group I am in seems to greatly effected with neuropathy and because we are not diabetics, the VA will not consider this ailment as a cause of Agent Orange. Thats why I ask, is there anybody left? These, mostly men, werent thanked for their service, werent cheered as they arrived home. During 2020-2021, VA and DoD updated the list of locations based on new information to several locations in the U.S. and oversees, including Thailand, Korea, and . My electronics van had inch thick dust in it and all kinds of Vietnam paraphernalia hidden away on it. Put in more than 4 hours without pure exhaustion and other affects such as shortness of breathe. You get a whole 10% for it! Who has those, certainly not the individual service person. I already lost my prostate over this. I know a Roberto Bustamante in Tampa Fl. We met another soldier who had Hodgkins from serving in Vietnam with agent orange. My husband was a Vietnam vet. HELP! The only problem is we the wife take care of them but once they pass they give us very little money as surviving spouse . If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide,
My dad died March 6 2021 of non-hodgkin lymphoma, he was a Marine in Camp Leguene 1963&64. My brother born in 1963 died at age 54 he was a soldier, he suffered from deep depression and others nurogical problems. The local dentist shop told me the VA isnt approving off campus work now. If a service person was in Vietnam, or exposed to chemicals the VA shouldnt play God. I have heard nothing since. Advertisement. I was in An Loc the same time with B Troop 1\9. Following the passing of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, there are now three new conditions on the Agent Orange presumptive list. VA announced today two major decisions related to presumptive conditions associated with Agent Orange and particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia. But we all must go through gauntlets of crap from poorly trained workers, most who have no idea what TCE and Benzene is, and who used it. Vietnam War-era veterans who served in Thailand say theyre still fighting. Camp Lejune first 6 months of 71. You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links. How long until a decision is made on an agent orange applied November 2019. When will VA notify those who have previously filed a claim years ago for Hypothyroidism? Tom, you need to file if you were in the exact place where agent orange was employed the perimeter of an air base. Good Luck! I did go to the VA . My buddy was Merle Stinger and he is missed GREATLY! VA doctors told my husband to apply for disability for Agent Orange which was supposed to be automatic if you served in certain areas, including Thailand, where it was sprayed around base perimeters, where everyone walked. Too late. Sen. Sherrod Brown supports theThailand Veterans Toxic Exposure Act, a version of which was included in the Senate Veterans Affairs Committees toxic exposure bill reported out of committee in May. Thank you. I WAS AT THE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS AS A TEST VETERAN AND WAS PROMISED MEDICAL CARE IF ANY THING WENT WRONG. The chemicals, grease removers, cleaners, foam retardants sprayed often we used without question. Just my own opinion, I have all but given up even trying. I filed in 1980 at the age of 31 for esophageal cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange. It took 5 years before I got anything from the VA. When will they get enough competent case reviewers to catch up on all Agent Orange Disability claims.?? Now my question is, how do I file another appeal, and add these issues to my claim? If you were in VN, now this disorder is on the presumptive list. THANK YOU- Christopher Cross Thank goodness Ol Uncle Sugar is on the case! What about soldiers who served in Vietnam AND South Korea both of which resorted in exposure to Agent Orange? I have several of the diseases mentioned due to exposure, The V.A. After that, the Agent Orange benefits coordinator became difficult to reach. We didnt know what killed all the vegetation in many areas on Searching and Destroy missions? How old is Robert now, where do you think he lives at. Hes a highly qualified Toxicologist who helps Veterans with claims for exposure to chemicals. The name Robert Bustamante appears in several states. At around 60 I took on the fight which took 14 months of going through their hoops, fighting for assistance.
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