Will Provide Easier Path to Health Care and Benefits
Blackanthem Military News
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving along the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea will have an easier path to access quality health care and benefits under a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulation that will expand the dates when illnesses caused by herbicide exposure can be presumed to be related to Agent Orange.
“VA’s primary mission is to be an advocate for Veterans,”
said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki “With this new
regulation VA has cleared a path for more Veterans who served in the
demilitarized zone in Korea to receive access to our quality health care
and disability benefits for exposure to Agent Orange.”
Under the final regulation published today in the Federal Register,
VA will presume herbicide exposure for any Veteran who served between
April 1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, in a unit determined by VA and the
Department of Defense (DoD) to have operated in an area in or near the
Korean DMZ in which herbicides were applied.
Previously,
VA recognized that Agent Orange exposure could only be conceded to
Veterans who served in certain units along the Korean DMZ between April
1968 and July 1969.
In
practical terms, eligible Veterans who have specific illnesses VA
presumes to be associated with herbicide exposure do not have to prove
an association between their illness and their military service. This
“presumption” simplifies and speeds up the application process for
benefits and ensures that Veterans receive the benefits they deserve.
Click on these links to learn about Veterans' diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/diseases.asp and birth defects in children of Vietnam-era Veterans at http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/birth_defects.asp.
VA
encourages Veterans with covered service in Korea who have medical
conditions that may be related to Agent Orange to submit their
applications for access to VA health care and compensation as soon as
possible so the agency can begin processing their claims.
Individuals can go to website http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm to
get a more complete understanding of how to file a claim for
presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure, as well as what
evidence is needed by VA to make a decision about disability
compensation or survivors benefits.
Additional information about Agent Orange and VA’s services for Veterans exposed to the chemical is available at www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange.
The regulation is available on the Office of the Federal Register website at http://www.ofr.gov/.
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don cabrol
17 Apr 2011, 22:15
please send me info asap
thanks--- don cabrol
don cabrol
04 Feb 2011, 20:48
don cabrol
02 Feb 2011, 18:03
I WAS DRAFTED FEB.6,1966. I SERVED IN THE U. S. ARMY FROM FEB. 1966
TO JAN. 1968. I WAS SENT TO KOREA APRIL 1967 TO JAN.
1968.STATIONED AT CAMP HOVEY WITH B COMPANY. 1ST. BATTALION 32ND
INFANTRY. 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION. CAMP HOVEY IS LOCATED 9 MILES
BELOW THE D. M. Z. WE SERVED IN WHAT IS KNOWN ONLY TO THE TROOPS
THAT WERE THERE 1966 TO 1969 AS THE SECOND KOREAN CONFLICT OR
THE D. M. Z. WAR. YHE U. S. PUBLIC KNOES VERY LITTLE ABOUT THIS
CONFLICT--- THEY SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE TROOPS AND WHAT WE
ENDURED. WE WERE CALL ON TO DO A JOB AND WE SERVED HONORABELY.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES I DO NOT UNDERSTAND--- #1 agent
orange---i do not believe agent orange was used only from april
1, 1968 to aug. 31. 1971{ according to -va publishes final reg. to
aid veterans exposed to agent orange in korea} BY U. S. DEPT. OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORT JAN. 31. 2011. THE DATES SHOULD BE CHANGED
AGAIN --- TO NOV. 1966 TO DEC. 3O, 1971. THE U. S. LOST 80+
men and over 100 wounded in the period 1966 thru 1969. at this
time there are troops {from this time { 1966-- 1969} with medical
problems. they are having problems with the v. a. this is not
right--- we all did our job--- i served from the d,m,z, to
tageu. we earned our benfits--- so lets treat these veterans with
respect and help those that are in need of medical help.
#2-- i have been taking medecine for parkinsons for over 4
years now. no one in my family has ever had parkinsons---- i
believe agent orange is the conncetion with myself and other
veterans who served in korea and vietnam.
our government should do what is right and take another look at
these dates and do the right thing for our veterans,
for god and country,
don cabrol
