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Vietnam War veterans

Brief descriptions of Vietnam conflict dates and presumptives.

Exposure to Agent Orange covers those who served:

  • Cambodia at Mimot or Krek
  • Campong Cham Province (4/16/1969 to 4/30/1969)
  • Guam or American Samoa or in the territorial waters thereof (1/9/1962 to 7/31/1980)
  • “In-Country” Vietnam from (1/9/1962 to 5/7/1975)
  • Johnson Atoll or on a ship that was called Johnson Atoll (1/1/1972 to 9/30/1977) or in the surrounding waters of Vietnam.
  • Laos (12/1/1965 to 9/30/1969)
  • Thailand (1/9/1962 to 6/30/1976)

Conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure

  • Acute and Subacute Transient Peripheral Neuropathy (must have started within 12 months of exposure)
  • AL Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Lou Gehrig’s Disease
  • Bladder cancer
  • Chloracne
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia
  • Hodgkin’s Disease
  • Hypertension 
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Monoclonal Gammopathy of undetermined significance
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  • Parkinsonism
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
  • Prostate cancer
  • Respiratory cancers
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma (other than Osteosarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or Mesothelioma)
  • Type II Diabetes Mellitus

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