VA Presumption for Herbicide Exposure
The PACT Act, which was signed into law in August 2022, extended VA benefits to millions of service members, including Vietnam-era veterans. Specifically, the Act expanded presumptions for herbicide exposure for veterans with active military, naval, air, or space service in:
- The Republic of Vietnam from January 9, 1962 to May 7, 1975;
- Korean Demilitarized Zone or nearby between September 1, 1967 and August 31, 1971;
- Thailand, at any US or Thai base from January 9, 1962 to June 30 1976, without regard to the Veteran’s MOS or where on base they were located;
- Laos from December 1, 1965 to September 30, 1969;
- Cambodia, specifically at Mimot or Krek, Kampong Cham Province from April 16, 1969 to April 30, 1969;
- Guam or American Samoa or in the territorial waters thereof from January 9, 1962 to July 30, 1980;
- Johnson Atoll or a ship that called at Johnston Atoll from January 1, 1972 to September 30, 1977.
Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions:
- AL Amyloidosis
- Bladder Cancer
- Chronic B-cell Leukemias
- Chloracne
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Hodgkin’s disease
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Monoclonal Gammopathy
- Multiple Myeloma
- Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Parkinson’s-like Symptoms
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- Prostate Cancer
- Respiratory Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcomas
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