Vietnam Veterans Of America Agent Orange Dioxin Guide 2012

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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