August 01, 2009, 00:13

Mrs. Olson, I would file a claim for Type II diabetes since it is automatically considered a cause of Agent Orange. You should see a local VA counselor to file this claim ASAP and judging by your statements, he shouldn't have any problem.

August 01, 2009, 00:07

July 25, 2009, 00:35, Elizabeth Olson wrote
> My husband was in Vietnam and was a medic on the front lines. Over the past 30 years he has been diagnosed as being epileptic, but then the doctors said he did not have
> epilepsy. In 2003 he wwas diagnosed with Picks Disease (Alzheimers/Dementia), but he has not shown all the signs of deteriorating such as bathing, eating, toileting. So now he has met with a neuropsychologist to see if he can determine what is going on. We have applied to the VA, but were denied. He also has Diabetes Type 2 and has a short term memory loss.
> Has anyone else been told that they have fallen through the cracks as far as a diagnosis?

July 26, 2009, 05:46

I was in Nam in the late 60's and now I have Cll. Cronic Lumphomic Lukima. I have been having it since 2005 and all of my lumph glands are the size of grapefruits and larger in the groin. Have had chemo, radiaton and now on Revlimid. In the last year I am in the hospital at least 20 days out of 30, I just want to know if anyone else has this? They will give me bone marrow transplant after the glands are gone. God has helped me this far. Hope no one else has this. Let me know if any of my fellow vets have something (or did) and how you are doing.

July 25, 2009, 00:35

My husband was in Vietnam and was a medic on the front lines. Over the past 30 years he has been diagnosed as being epileptic, but then the doctors said he did not have
epilepsy. In 2003 he wwas diagnosed with Picks Disease (Alzheimers/Dementia), but he has not shown all the signs of deteriorating such as bathing, eating, toileting. So now he has met with a neuropsychologist to see if he can determine what is going on. We have applied to the VA, but were denied. He also has Diabetes Type 2 and has a short term memory loss.

Has anyone else been told that they have fallen through the cracks as far as a diagnosis?

July 18, 2009, 20:23

July 07, 2009, 05:26, Barbara Seamans wrote
> My husband spent from 1966 to 1968 in Vietnam while in the air force. He passed away from Melanoma in 2008. He was a flight mechanic and was directly sprayed when a plane came in that was carring the agent orange, along with the fly by spraying. The V A says it was not caused by agent orange and I think differently. I have been denied benefits. If any one has an article that will help me to prove this or any information at all I would greatly appreciate it. I only have until Aug 4, o9 to appeal.

July 07, 2009, 05:26

My husband spent from 1966 to 1968 in Vietnam while in the air force. He passed away from Melanoma in 2008. He was a flight mechanic and was directly sprayed when a plane came in that was carring the agent orange, along with the fly by spraying. The V A says it was not caused by agent orange and I think differently. I have been denied benefits. If any one has an article that will help me to prove this or any information at all I would greatly appreciate it. I only have until Aug 4, o9 to appeal.

July 07, 2009, 03:47

i believe that mid-west research institute did a study of agent orange for the pentagon in the late 60's. i believe the study concluded that agent orange was effective in killing the vegetation but that it drifted off-line and also killed the rice crops and OXEN. if so, we knew it was killing oxen but we continued to use it and expose our personnel to it.

July 06, 2009, 21:03

My husband was in vietnam during the spraying from June 68-June 69; he has had peripheral polyneuropathy since the late 70's--early 80's, and progressively getting worse, has lost the use of both hands, has no muscle left any where. VA doctors and private neurologists have stated that he has this disease and have done every test in the book and there is no medical reason for him to have this. He has filed three times for CRSC, but has been turned down, it is noticed as being presumptive on the list, but for some reason DOD will not approve his application. VA rating states that it is SE(Service Connected)VEINC(Vienam Incurred), but since it does not say COMBAT RELATED, DOD will not accept it. Where do these people thing he would have come incontact with this. If there is anyoe that can help me with this problem, your help would be greatly apprciated. No he doesn't have diabetes. That seems to be all they care about. While I watch my husband slowly wasting away, to skin ovser bones. I know there are more Vietnam Vets out there with this same problem, please contact me at the above address if anyone has any info.
Thank-you,
Wife of Vet.

June 17, 2009, 15:46

yes my hubsand spent time an in vietnam right in the agent orage spary etc. now our son is fiting cancer an possible could came from his dad being over there an like birth defect type while i was carring him.

any one that can help me with this apprectaiet it trying fine information to give his local doctor
cancer is called germ cell cancer only 2persent out of million get this ,, son is 33 an has this typ of cancer

June 09, 2009, 16:10

June 01, 2009, 22:58, james richards wrote
> i was in vietnam during the spraying and i have a lot on bad things that happened to me

June 09, 2009, 16:06

How long before you post my commet??????

June 01, 2009, 22:58

i was in vietnam during the spraying and i have a lot on bad things that happened to me