Agent Orange

Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Dependents and survivors also may be eligible for benefits. The following is a list of diseases and conditions that could be linked to exposure to Agent Orange:

• AL Amyloidosis
• Chronic B-cell Leukemias
• Chloracne it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of exposure to herbicides
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Multiple Myeloma
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Parkinson's Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of herbicide exposure
• Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of exposure to herbicides
• Prostate Cancer
• Respiratory Cancers (includes lung cancer)Cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus
• Soft Tissue Sarcomas (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, or mesothelioma)