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This week, we're talking about the 7 Things Every Veteran Should Know About Agent Orange! Topics range from how and why Agent Orange and other herbicides were used during the Vietnam War, VA's Agent Orange Presumption, benefits for the children of exposed veterans, the use of Agent Orange in Thailand, the Nehmer Class Action and its effect on Veterans' effective dates, and the newly eligible Blue Water Navy Veterans.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 #1: What Agent Orange is and how it was used
1:55 What is in Agent Orange that makes it so toxic to Veterans exposed?
2:36 How Agent Orange was sprayed and used in Vietnam
3:37 #2: VA’s Presumption of Exposure and how it works
5:23 The Elements of Service Connection and the role the Presumption of Agent Orange Exposure Applies
5:44 #3: VA’s Presumption of Service Connection and how it works with the Elements of Service Connection-Agent Orange Diseases
6:50 What if a Veteran doesn’t have one of the Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions? Important tips from Team CCK
8:25 How Agent Orange conditions are added to the list, and recent updates from VA
11:16 #4: Benefits for children/offspring of Agent Orange-exposed Veterans
12:00 Spina Bifida and other birth defects in children born to Vietnam Veterans
12:47 What VA benefits are offered to children of exposed Vietnam Veterans?
13:40 #5: Agent Orange in Thailand
14:30 VA’s Agent Orange policy for Thailand Vietnam Veterans
15:21 How to demonstrate you were exposed to Agent Orange in Thailand
17:25 Drift Zones
18:14 VA’s distinction between Air Force and Army Vietnam Veterans
20:27 Tactical vs. Commercial Herbicides
21:50 Other locations where Agent Orange was tested or stored
22:58 #6: Nehmer Class Members-Presumptions, Effective Dates, Previously Denied Claims
24:15 Nehmer Effective Dates
25:21 #7: Blue Water Navy Veterans are eligible for VA’s Agent Orange Presumptions
27:42 Which Blue Water Veterans are eligible for the presumption?
29:27 Previously denied Blue Water Veterans should file a NEW (Supplemental) Claim
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