Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Vietnam Veterans Of America Agent Orange Dioxin Guide 2012

This wonderful information has been provided to us by:

Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance
VVA self-help Guide to Service-Connected Disability Compensation For Exposure To Agent Orange for Veterans and their families
Table of Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
What Is Agent Orange?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
What Is “Presumptive” Service-connected Agent Orange
Disability Compensation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How Do I Know If I Qualify for Presumptive Service-connected
Agent Orange Disability Compensation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
What Is the Agent Orange Registry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How Do I File a Claim for Presumptive Service-connected
Agent Orange Disability Compensation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Is Presumptive Service-connected Agent Orange Disability Compensation
Available to Surviving Family Members of a Deceased Vietnam Veteran? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Is Presumptive Service-connected Agent Orange Disability Compensation
Available to Biological Children of Vietnam Veterans Born with Certain Birth Defects? . . . .................15
Is Presumptive Service-connected Agent Orange Disability Compensation
Available to Incarcerated Vietnam Veterans? . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
What Other Benefits Are Available to a Vietnam Veteran
with an Agent Orange-Related Illness? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Informal Claim Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Veterans Service Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
References and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Agent Orange Guide VVA 2012



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