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Tim G
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Joined : Jul 2006
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Posted 12/27/2007 6:07 PM (GMT -7)
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.

 

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mvesr
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Posted 12/27/2007 8:00 PM (GMT -7)
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
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hawkfan75
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Posted 12/28/2007 10:38 AM (GMT -7)
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.

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Tim G
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Posted 12/28/2007 11:33 AM (GMT -7)

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.
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hawkfan75
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Posted 12/28/2007 8:51 PM (GMT -7)

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.

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