Compensation pay based on disability percentage and dependents
All these payment rates are in addition to any Social Security
disability benefits.
For pay rates see previous page by clicking on the "BACK" button at
the bottom of this page.
IF YOU SPENT AT LEAST ONE DAY IN
VIETNAM, YOU NEED TO CONTACT A
VSO OFFICER!!
Read more information and read how to file a claim by clicking 'NEXT' below.
All these payment rates are in addition to any Social Security
disability benefits.
For pay rates see previous page by clicking on the "BACK" button at
the bottom of this page.
IF YOU SPENT AT LEAST ONE DAY IN
VIETNAM, YOU NEED TO CONTACT A
VSO OFFICER!!
Read more information and read how to file a claim by clicking 'NEXT' below.
DISEASES LINKED TO AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE:
Diseases recognized by the VA as connected to Agent Orange and the VA’
s Length of Time Requirements - (When symptoms of the disease have
to appear and result in a disability at least 10% disabling in order to
qualify for benefits):
Types of cancer - Time Requirements
Cancer of the bronchus (no time requirement)
Cancer of the larynx (no time requirement)
Cancer of the lung (no time requirement)
Cancer of the trachea (no time requirement)
Prostate cancer (no time requirement)
Hodgkin disease (no time requirement)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (no time requirement)
Multiple myeloma (no time requirement)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (no time requirement)
Soft-tissue sarcoma (no time requirement)
Adult fibrosarcoma
Alveolar soft part sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Clear cell sarcoma of aponeuroses
Clear cell sarcoma of tendons
Congenital and infantile fibrosarcoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Ectomesenchymoma
Epithelioid malignant leiomysarcoma
Epithelioid malignant schwannoma
Epethelioid sarcoma
Extraskeletal sarcoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Infantile fibrosarcoma
Leiomysarcoma
Lipsosarcoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Malignant giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
Malignant glandular schwannoma
Malignant glomus tumor
Malignant hemangiopericytoma
Malignant mesenchymoma
Malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic proliferating (systemic)
angiendotheliomatosis
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Synovial sarcoma
Diseases other than cancer (Time Requirements)
Peripheral neuropathy (acute and subacute) (within months of exposure
and cured within 2 years after symptoms first show up!)
Chloracne (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in Vietnam)
Porphyria cutanea tarda (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in
Vietnam)
Diabetes Type II (adult onset) (in-country veterans ONLY)
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TYPE 2 DIABETES
Disabilities in children of Vietnam veterans
Spina bifida* (child must have been conceived after Veteran first arrived
in Vietnam)
*NOTE: This does not include spina bifida occulta
Diseases and Disabilities Having the Best Chance
of Being Added in the Future
Abnormal Sperm Parameters and Infertility
Birth Defects (other than Spina Bifida in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Bone Cancer
Breast Cancer
Childhood Cancer (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Chronic Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Circulatory Disorders
Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Female Reproductive Cancers (cervical, uterine, ovarian)
High Blood Pressure
Hepatobiliary Cancers
Immune System Disorders
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Low Birthweight (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Metabolic and Digestive Disorders (diabetes, changes in liver enzymes,
lipid abnormalities, ulcers)
Motor or Coordination Dysfunction
Nasal or Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Neonatal or Infant Death and Stillbirths
Renal Cancer
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Cancer
Spontaneous Abortion
Testicular Cancer
Diseases recognized by the VA as connected to Agent Orange and the VA’
s Length of Time Requirements - (When symptoms of the disease have
to appear and result in a disability at least 10% disabling in order to
qualify for benefits):
Types of cancer - Time Requirements
Cancer of the bronchus (no time requirement)
Cancer of the larynx (no time requirement)
Cancer of the lung (no time requirement)
Cancer of the trachea (no time requirement)
Prostate cancer (no time requirement)
Hodgkin disease (no time requirement)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (no time requirement)
Multiple myeloma (no time requirement)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (no time requirement)
Soft-tissue sarcoma (no time requirement)
Adult fibrosarcoma
Alveolar soft part sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Clear cell sarcoma of aponeuroses
Clear cell sarcoma of tendons
Congenital and infantile fibrosarcoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Ectomesenchymoma
Epithelioid malignant leiomysarcoma
Epithelioid malignant schwannoma
Epethelioid sarcoma
Extraskeletal sarcoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Infantile fibrosarcoma
Leiomysarcoma
Lipsosarcoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Malignant giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
Malignant glandular schwannoma
Malignant glomus tumor
Malignant hemangiopericytoma
Malignant mesenchymoma
Malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic proliferating (systemic)
angiendotheliomatosis
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Synovial sarcoma
Diseases other than cancer (Time Requirements)
Peripheral neuropathy (acute and subacute) (within months of exposure
and cured within 2 years after symptoms first show up!)
Chloracne (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in Vietnam)
Porphyria cutanea tarda (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in
Vietnam)
Diabetes Type II (adult onset) (in-country veterans ONLY)
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TYPE 2 DIABETES
Disabilities in children of Vietnam veterans
Spina bifida* (child must have been conceived after Veteran first arrived
in Vietnam)
*NOTE: This does not include spina bifida occulta
Diseases and Disabilities Having the Best Chance
of Being Added in the Future
Abnormal Sperm Parameters and Infertility
Birth Defects (other than Spina Bifida in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Bone Cancer
Breast Cancer
Childhood Cancer (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Chronic Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Circulatory Disorders
Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Female Reproductive Cancers (cervical, uterine, ovarian)
High Blood Pressure
Hepatobiliary Cancers
Immune System Disorders
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Low Birthweight (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Metabolic and Digestive Disorders (diabetes, changes in liver enzymes,
lipid abnormalities, ulcers)
Motor or Coordination Dysfunction
Nasal or Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Neonatal or Infant Death and Stillbirths
Renal Cancer
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Cancer
Spontaneous Abortion
Testicular Cancer
| AGENT ORANGE PAGE 1 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW IF YOU ARE A VIETNAM VETERAN IF YOU WERE IN VIETNAM, CHECK YOUR LOCAL PHONE BOOK FOR YOUR NEAREST V.A. REPRESENTATIVE (VSO) TO REGISTER FOR ANY AND ALL V.A. CLAIMS FOR AGENT ORANGE EVEN IF YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH NOW. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO REGISTER IF YOU SUFFER FROM OR BEING TREATED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE DISEASES LISTED BELOW AND SOME SKIN DISORDERS YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR A DISABILITY CHECK. THIS DISABILITY CHECK IS IN ADDITION TO ANY S.S. DISABILITY CHECK YOU MAY BE GETTING ALREADY YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION AS LISTED IN DISABILITY PERCENTAGE RATE TYPE 2 DIABETES, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DESEASE |
