Vietnam Veteran Benefits

Tim G

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Joined : Jul 2006

Posts : 2390

Posted 12/27/2007 8:07 PM (GMT -6)

Have any of your recently applied for any veterans' benefits due to your prostate cancer connected to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War? Were you approved/rejected?

I applied in late 2006 as a Blue Water Vietnam Vet due to a ruling (Haas v. Nicholson on 8/16/06) that reestablished benefits for us, but have subsequently found out the the ruling has been put on indefinite hold. Oh, well, I have a case number and will be checking from time to time to see if any progress has been made.

Age 59 PSA 2.6 (PSA velocity--quadrupled in 1yr)

Bilateral nerve-sparing open RRP 6/21/06 Gleason 5

Cancer confined to prostate, post-op PSA's non-detectable

mvesr

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Joined : Apr 2007

Posts : 823

Posted 12/27/2007 10:00 PM (GMT -6)

Tim G.

I have a couple of friends who are Vitenam Vets who are getting some benefits for exposure to it. One had prostate cancer about 9-10 years ago and the other in 2006.

Take care

Mika

hawkfan75

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Joined : Jan 2007

Posts : 165

Posted 12/28/2007 12:38 PM (GMT -6)

I have also applied for VA benefits, under the Blue Water Navy program. I too have a case number and letter stating that it's still pending. For all the time spent sitting just a couple of miles off shore, we should be elligible. I hope the VA will get it straight soon. It may be time for some letter writing to congress.

Age 57 at diagnosis, PSA 4.7 (up from 3.2 one year ago)

Biopsy November 8, 2006 1 of 10 cores positive 5% LEFT Side Gleason 3+3

Robotic surgery January 19, 2007

Post Surgery Pathology Stage T3a, Gleason 3+4, positive margins and capsular penetration RIGHT Side

Post Surgery PSA: March 5: 0.01

5 month PSA, June 13, 2007: 0.08

Adjuvant therapy began June 26 with Zoladex injection

Radiation began August 23, ended October 8

First post radiation PSA, December 18, 2007: 0

Tim G

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Joined : Jul 2006

Posts : 2390

Posted 12/28/2007 1:33 PM (GMT -6)

hawkfan75 said...
I have also applied for VA benefits, under the Blue Water Navy program. I too have a case number and letter stating that it's still pending. For all the time spent sitting just a couple of miles off shore, we should be elligible. I hope the VA will get it straight soon. It may be time for some letter writing to congress.

I've been keeping current on the status of VA benefits thru Veterans Legal Services website www.nvlsp.org.

Age 59 PSA 2.6 (PSA velocity--quadrupled in 1yr)

Bilateral nerve-sparing open RRP 6/21/06 Gleason 5

Cancer confined to prostate, post-op PSA's non-detectable

hawkfan75

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Joined : Jan 2007

Posts : 165

Posted 12/28/2007 10:51 PM (GMT -6)

Thanks TimG,

While the majority of my time was spend only a couple of miles off shore, we still went into DaNang harbor a couple of times to deliver mail that had been given us when out farther. Let's hope for a good decision - I'll keep checking, and I appreciate the website.

Age 57 at diagnosis, PSA 4.7 (up from 3.2 one year ago)

Biopsy November 8, 2006 1 of 10 cores positive 5% LEFT Side Gleason 3+3

Robotic surgery January 19, 2007

Post Surgery Pathology Stage T3a, Gleason 3+4, positive margins and capsular penetration RIGHT Side

Post Surgery PSA: March 5: 0.01

5 month PSA, June 13, 2007: 0.08

Adjuvant therapy began June 26 with Zoladex injection

Radiation began August 23, ended October 8

First post radiation PSA, December 18, 2007: 0

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