cfisher Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 If you can prove you had boots on the ground in Vietnam and had heart bypass surgery the VA will give you 60% disibilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Stuff Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions 1. Acute and Sub-acute Peripheral Neuropathy 2. Angiosarcoma 3. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma 4. Adult Fibrosarcoma 5. B-Cell Leukemias 6. Bone Pain 7. Chloracne 8. Clear Cell Sarcoma of Aponeuroses 9. Clear Cell Sarcoma of Tendons and Aponeuroses 10. Congenital Fibrosarcoma 11. Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans 12. Ectomesenchymoma 13. Epithelioid Malignant Leiomyosarcoma 14. Epithelioid and Grandular Malignant Schwannomas 15. Epithelioid Sarcoma 16. Extraskeletal Ewing’s Sarcoma 17. Hemangiosarcoma 18. Hodgkin’s Disease 19. Infantile Fibrosarcoma 20. Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) 21. Leiomyosarcoma 22. Liposarcoma 23. Lymphangiosarcoma 24. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma 25. Malignant Ganglioneuroma 26. Malignant Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath 27. Malignant Glandular Schwannoma 28. Malignant Granular Cell Tumor 29. Malignant Hemangiopericytoma 30. Malignant Leiomyoblastoma 31. Malignant Mesenchymoma 32. Malignant Schwannoma with Rhabdomyoblastic Differentiation 33. Malignant Synovioma 34. Multiple Myeloma 35. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 36. Parkinson's Disease 37. Porphyria Cutanea Tarda 38. Proliferating (systemic) Angiendotheliomatosis 39. Prostate Cancer 40. Respiratory Cancer 41. Rhabdomyosarcoma 42. Synovial Sarcoma 43. Type II Diabetes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert gaskell Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I've been diognosed with Ichemic Hart Disease and I have a claim in with the VA but I have a big problem I don't have any paper work showing I was in Da Nang because we flew in and out back to our TDY location to prep for the next day mission 12 hr./7 we didn't fly every day but we did go in. could any body give me some other ideas or where to go for answers? thanks, RPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfisher Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 See if you can find a old APR that stated you were thereor a travel voucher showing you were there. If you recevied a medal while you were there other than the VSM. If you know some one that knew you were there he can sign a statment saying you were therw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Sanchez Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hey RPG, one of the things I used to establish time in Viet Nam were cpies of my 1969 and 1970 W-2's. The W-2 showed total income and then taxable income. The other suggestions from some of the other replies are good also but some of us didn't get to keep copies of TDY orders. I turned those in to receive my TDY pay and it triggered the Combat Duty Pay, Hazardous duty Pay and also the tax exemption for the month. Hope you can come up with something that will help you out. Good Luck. Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I just happened to find a copy of orders putting me in country for about 21 days. I don't know how I got to keep them cause I had to turn in my orders in order to get paid for missed meals and lodging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I was notified on Feb 3 that I will get 30%. I have had stints put in twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. P. Morgan Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Some years ago, I received 30% from the VA following 2x bypass surgery two years after my retirement date. They deemed it "service connected" retroactively. Seeing this thread, I re-applied but the response I got was that the previous 30% award would stand unless I could show that the disease has worsened. Since it hasn't, I just dropped the whole thing. But, a couple years ago I put in for that combat related pay, and they turned it down for the heart disease but did give me an award for the 10% VA Tinitus. Go figure. Said heart disease didn't fit into the combat related disability. Now I am thinking, with the VA declaring heart disease connected to Agent Orange, if I should re-apply to the AF for the CRSP. Almost ashamed to do it since I am healthy as a fat hog. Anybody have any inputs? By the way, for the past 12 years my sole medical provider has been the VA and they have been simply outstanding. Since I am here, anybody want to look at my blog go to http://flyoverfeedback.blogspot.com Pretty conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Hatch Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Just curious, what does a 60% disability get you? I recently applied for a hearing loss consideration with the VA and have been hearing terms like 0% disability, 10% disability, etc. What does this mean? I would just like them to pay for hearing aids, not sure what disability if any I'll get. I recently had my hearing evaluation done at the VA Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL, and was pretty impressed by the facility and the testing that I got there. They told me it would probably be a few more months before I hear from them. After I got signed up at the VA, they called me and asked if I would like to have my Agent Orange screening scheduled. I told them I'd get back to them. Not sure what I should do about that either. But I was impressed that they got back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 By all means have the A/O screening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 In my case the AO screening was nothing more than a good physical. They did no special tests to determine any dioxin levels. Those tests are difficult to do since they would not only have to do special blood tests but actual fatty tissue biopsies as well. I have plenty of fatty tissue but I don't want to have any chunks gouged out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 They took enough blood to do whatever they wanted from me. They also got some P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 They got plenty of blood from me too. But when they went over the results with me I specifically asked about dioxin and the doctor told me those kinds of tests were not done. As I said it was nothing more than a good physical exam in my case. YEMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. P. Morgan Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 60% gets you a lot. The magic percentage for a lot of VA benefits is 50%. Your best source of information about VA benefits, disability ratings, etc is the VA itself. They keep making findings about Agent Orange all the time. By all means go to the screening and get on the rolls. Then, if you should later develop any of the AO connected diseases, you would be eligible for VA treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Hatch Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks for the responses... I found what I was looking for on the VA site as you suggested. Thought it would be much more difficult than it turned out. Lots of good information there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Sanchez Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi Pat, how you doing? I was evaluated by the VA for heaing problems. They determined I had some hearing loss attributesd to the Military, however it wasn't bad so they gave me a 0% award. They did however determine I had Tinnitus and awarded me 10% for that. I would think if you need hearing aids then you probably qualify for more than a 0% raing. Good luck with your checkups. Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwylie Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 It really doesn't matter whether you have 0% contamination in our fatty tissue or 100%, as far as treatment is concerned. There is nothing they can do to reduce it. The most we can expect is that they treat us all the same, and they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfisher Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 I made a mistake when i said you would get 60% for ichemic heart disease. I should said the avreage you could ger was 60% I received the results of my claim from the VA and it was 30%. I was receiving 80% and the 30% didn't increase my pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C130Hcc Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I just received this .pdf file from the V.A. about 10 minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard McCarty Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Dick McCarty here...I had the same problem when I filed for IHD. The VA said I couldn't prove my claim that I had been stationed in country. Hell...who thinks about keeping copies of TDY/Rote orders...not me at the time. I was told each admin officer submits a daily log of events. Duty rosters, flight information, squadron assignments and such. Supposedly, the National Archives in Washington, D.C. keeps all these. I haven't requested information from this source yet. The records I got from St. Louis repository were a joke and they didn't have anything on my military health records. If I could just find out Delarosa's or Colli's email address. Del was the acting 1st Sgt at Cam Rahn Bay detachment. He used to let me bunk in his air conditioned barracks as opposed to those sweat house chicken coop barracks. Does anyone know how to get hold of Sgts Delarosa or Mario Colli? Better yet...does anyone have a copy of those TDY orders with my name on it? That'd be super if you did! Oh yeah...here's a book that I use when filing with the VA: The Veteran's Survival Guide - How to File and Collect on VA Claims, by John D. Roche. Amazon has them in paperback form. Its jam-packed with information on what the VA's tactics are to deny claims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzoomie32065 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Here is a web site that I came across recently. I learned quite a bit. http://vets.yuku.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfisher Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 I just sent off for my military personnel records asking them for all of my DD214's, APR's and Vietnam travel vouchers. I received all that I requested. 15 DD214's, all of my APR's from 1958 till 1977 and my Vietnam travel vouchers. There have been many of you trying to prove that you were in Vietnam. The travel vouchers will prove that you were there. I was very surprised that I received the travel vouchers. When you send for the records it may take six to eight weeks. When you do send for them tell them what information you want. They will need: Your full name, date of birth, where you were born, Social Security Number, Air Force serial number, and where you were born, and the date and times you were in the service. This is the address you will need to use: National Personnel Records Center 1 Archives Drive St. Louis, MO 63138-1002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Charles, There is a loadmaster who has a post in the current VFW "claims " section that is looking for a way to prove his Viet Nam boots on the ground as he has Ichemic heart disease and diabetes. I gave him directions to this forum, but don't know if he has been here. I will send the link to this thread to him with your success. I got all of my records from St. Louis, but there were no travel vouchers included. Did you have to ask for them specifically? I might have to try again, Thanks, Ken fortunately, my DD214 shows that I was in Viet Nam and I have been given a category 6 and it includes the Agent Orange part!! Edited August 6, 2011 by Mt.crewchief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 My proof was some 781 flight forms that I kept. They showed that I landed and departed some air bases in Vietnam and the A/C sighed them, that was for my HD pay for the month. Sure glad I kept them because just the Blanket Orders were not Proof of boot on the ground. I am receiving 100% Disability for Non-Hoskins Lyphome due to agent orange exposer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfisher Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 i asked them only what i wanted and that was all If . Be sure to ask them for what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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