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VA Benefits for Vietnam Vets
turbo
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Just thought I'd share with you, what my brother n law relayed to me concerning a Veterans Administration claim he filed for assitance in diabetus type II medication health benefits.
He was in Vietnam in the early goings in 1965 and 66.
It turns out that shortly before Clinton, left office he signed an exceutive oreder directing the VA to give veterns of the Vietnam war,
the benefit of the doubt when processing their claims for any disease proven and listed by them to be a result defolient agents used in Vietnam more readily known as Agent Orange.
According to my brother (who has diabetus type II) who was diagnosed with this disease in 1997, he filed an application for benefits and care covering these disease along with his DD214, which proved he served in country, last June, 01.
And since no contact other than a physical exam and the verification of diagnosis and treatment was needed.
Just 2 days ago he got a letter stating he was awarded full health benefits for life, and a pension amounting to almost 200 per month, to cover his medication.
I am sharing this with you all, knowing that there are many Viet vets
who may have this disease. and are eligible, but didn't know, that such claims are not being disputed by the VA, but have been simplified, and by just simply proving you have this disease and were in the country, you can receive this benefit.
In the past the VA has been hostile to the simplest of application for benefits, and it takes forever to process claims, however wityh this new directive, they will pay back pay on benefits to the date of application.
"The great object is that every man.... everyone who is able may have a gun." Patrick Henry
Edited by - turbo on 08/15/2002 13:58:14
He was in Vietnam in the early goings in 1965 and 66.
It turns out that shortly before Clinton, left office he signed an exceutive oreder directing the VA to give veterns of the Vietnam war,
the benefit of the doubt when processing their claims for any disease proven and listed by them to be a result defolient agents used in Vietnam more readily known as Agent Orange.
According to my brother (who has diabetus type II) who was diagnosed with this disease in 1997, he filed an application for benefits and care covering these disease along with his DD214, which proved he served in country, last June, 01.
And since no contact other than a physical exam and the verification of diagnosis and treatment was needed.
Just 2 days ago he got a letter stating he was awarded full health benefits for life, and a pension amounting to almost 200 per month, to cover his medication.
I am sharing this with you all, knowing that there are many Viet vets
who may have this disease. and are eligible, but didn't know, that such claims are not being disputed by the VA, but have been simplified, and by just simply proving you have this disease and were in the country, you can receive this benefit.
In the past the VA has been hostile to the simplest of application for benefits, and it takes forever to process claims, however wityh this new directive, they will pay back pay on benefits to the date of application.
"The great object is that every man.... everyone who is able may have a gun." Patrick Henry
Edited by - turbo on 08/15/2002 13:58:14
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