Exposure to Agent Orange is linked to certaincancersand other illnesses.
What Are Presumptive Disability Benefits?
The benefits given to someone with a presumptive condition are called “presumptive disability benefits.”
When Vietnamese people eat fish from these ponds, they are exposed to dioxins.
How Does Agent Orange Impact the Environment?
When Agent Orange is introduced into an ecosystem, it stays there for a very long time.
Dioxin has a long half-life and is hydrophobic, meaning that it doesn’t dissolve in water.
When dioxins contaminate soil or water supplies, the food generated from these sources can be toxic.
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Agent Orange?
Agent Orange Effects: Passed Down Through Genes?
The question of whether or not Agent Orange’s effects are passed down through genes is a controversial topic.
You canfile a disability claim onlineusing VA Form 21-526EZ (utility for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits).
Summary
Agent Orange was a toxic herbicide that the U.S. military used during the Vietnam War.
The most harmful ingredient in Agent Orange is called2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), or simply dioxin.
Exposure to dioxins can cause numerous health problems and diseases, such as cancer.
The U.S. military is still in the process of cleaning up Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam.
Agent Orange contains dioxin, a known carcinogen.
Dioxins are stored in fatty (adipose) tissue and can take decades to leave the body.
The effects of Agent Orange can cause birth defects.
The most common birth defect brought on by Agent Orange is spina bifida.
There isn’t a specific test to show if you are an Agent Orange victim.
Contact aVA Environmental Health Coordinatorfor details.
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