This page contains links to health related information including cancer and Agent Orange illnesses.
AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION
In order to file a successful claim with the VA relative to an illness likely to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange, the claimant must provide documentation that they were stationed in a area in which they may have been exposed. The below links provide information relative to such claims.
1964 Deck Log - Documents Lyman K. Swenson tied up to Pier B in Saigon, May 4 - 5, 1964. This is a .pdf document that requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer you may get it free by clicking Here.
In November of 2018 the VA released an updated list of Blue Water Ships that are now considered Brown Water ships - thus all crewmembers serving during the specified times are granted in-county status and given full presumption of exposure to herbicides.
Click Here For The Current List Of Ships
Click Here for a list of diseases recognized by the VA as being associated with Agent Orange.
Click Here to go to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Agent Orange Information page.
MESOTHELIOMA INFORMATION
Mesothelioma information at Mesorhelioma Hub
Mesothelioma help for veterans at Asbestos.net
Mesothelioma help for veterans at Mesothelioma.net
Mesothelioma help for veterans at Mesothelioma Fund
Mesothelioma help for veterans at Mesothelioma Survival.org.
Mesothelioma help for veterans at Mesothelioma Veterans Center.
Mesothelioma help for veterans at
Mesothelioma Guide.
Mesothelioma Symptoms is an extensive database of
information and resources for patients and their families to better understand
the
symptoms of mesothelioma and the various aspects
of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
Go to
PleuralMesothelioma.com for information.
Information on Mesothelioma that s helpful to veterans may be found at
Mesothelioma Web
For more information on
Mesothelioma
and Navy Veterans please see the resources at the
Mesothelioma
Cancer Center at
Asbestos.com
Mesothelioma.com
– Important
information for veterans who may have been exposed to asbestos while
serving in the United States Military.
