2024年9月30日 · VA recognizes certain cancers and other health problems as presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service. Veterans and their survivors may be eligible for benefits for these diseases.

2025年1月8日 · If you have a health condition caused by exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange during your service, you may be eligible for VA disability compensation. Compensation provides tax-free monthly payments. Keep reading to find out if you may be eligible.

Agent Orange was a mixture of plant-killing chemicals (herbicides) used during the Vietnam War. Learn more about Agent Orange and cancer risk here.

2020年3月24日 · In fact, the main ingredient in Agent Orange, dioxin TCDD, is a highly toxic compound that causes cancer, disrupts hormones and leads to other serious medical and reproductive problems. When people are exposed to dioxin, it builds up in fatty tissue and is stored in the body for years.

2024年11月15日 · United States military personnel used Agent Orange to clear trees and vegetation in fields known to hide enemies. Unfortunately, Agent Orange exposure has led to long-term health effects in many Vietnam-era veterans, including multiple myeloma, Parkinson’s Disease, and various types of cancer.

2016年3月29日 · Each section of this chapter pertaining to a specific type of cancer includes a summary of the findings described in the previous Agent Orange 1 reports: Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam, hereafter referred to as VAO (IOM, 1994); Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 1996, referred to as Update 1996 (IOM, 1996)...

2023年9月20日 · Veterans who develop respiratory cancer (lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea) and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to prove a connection between their disease and service to be eligible to receive VA health care and disability compensation.

2023年7月13日 · WASHINGTON, DC — For the first time, new research findings have suggested that veterans exposed to Agent Orange might be at increased risk of developing progressive blood cancers, such as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The novel findings were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2023 annual meeting in Chicago in early June.

- Agent Orange is a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed from 1962 to 1971 during Operation Ranch Hand in the Vietnam War to remove trees and dense tropical foliage that provided enemy cover.

2018年11月15日 · A total of 390 patients confirmed to have both cirrhosis and hepatitis C virus were identified, and 311 had follow-up information; there were 79 confirmed hepatocellular carcinomas among the 390 patients with dual diagnoses. Exposure to Agent Orange was determined by self-report.