Do You Know a Vietnam Veteran with Diabetes or Cancer? Please call 1-800-562-2308 Type 2 Diabetes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia …
Do You Know a Vietnam Veteran with Diabetes or Cancer?
Please call 1-800-562-2308
Your Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an
outreach campaign to help Vietnam Veterans who served in country, or their
widows, get benefits they may not even know they qualify for
If you know a Vietnam Veteran or the widow of a Vietnam Veteran, have them
call us at 1-800-562-2308, or let us know how we can get in touch with
them
Why is this so important? Over 200,000 Vietnam Veterans live in our
state Many of these veterans were exposed to Agent Orange, an herbicide
used to eliminate ground cover during the Vietnam War Agent Orange got
its name from the bright orange stripe on the barrels it was stored in and
was one of several chemical agents used Others such as Agent Blue, Agent
White and Agent Pink also got their names from the colored stripes on the
storage containers We now know that these chemicals cause a number of
medical conditions including certain cancers and Type 2 Diabetes
Changes to the laws and regulations in the last few years mean that even if
a Veteran or Widow didnt qualify before, they may be entitled to
benefits
and/or health care now
Veterans who served in-country in Vietnam between August 5, 1964 and May 7,
1975 are considered to have been exposed to Agent Orange Therefore, if
they develop any of the medical conditions below, Agent Orange is
considered to be the cause The same is true for a veteran who served in
Korea along the DMZ during the period April 1968 to July, 1969, with
additional qualifying criteria
Presumptive Medical Conditions for Agent Orange
Chloracne must have occurred within 1 year of exposure to Agent
Orange
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Soft tissue sarcoma other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma,
Kaposis sarcoma, or mesothelioma
Hodgkins disease
Porphyria cutanea tarda must occur within 1 year of exposure
Multiple myeloma
Respiratory cancers, including cancers of the lung, larynx,
trachea, and bronchus
Prostate cancer
Acute and subacute transient peripheral neuropathy must appear
within 1 year of exposure and resolve within 2 years of date of
onset
Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Veterans whose claims are
approved may be entitled to health care and
disability compensation from the Federal VA and widows may be entitled to
receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation DIC if the death of the
veteran was the direct result of one of the above-mentioned conditions or
if one of those conditions was a contributing factor to the veterans death
Our goal is to help all Veterans and Widows access the benefits they so
richly deserve We cant do it alone, so thank you for your help in making
a difference in the lives of Washingtons Veterans and their families
Do You Know a Vietnam Veteran with Diabetes or Cancer? Please call 1-800-
562-2308
