VA Proposes Change to Aid Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange

Proposed regulation adds Three New Illnesses To Presumptive Service Connection

The Illnesses Are:
B cell leukemias, such as hair cell leukemia
Parkinson’s disease
Ischemic heart disease
The regulations are not finalized but you should file your claim with the VA now if you have been diagnosed with any of these illnesses to preserve your date of claim.

The other presumptive diseases are:
AL Amyloidosis
Acute and Subacute Transient Peripheral Neuropathy
Chloracne
Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2)
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Porphyria Cutanea Taeda
Prostate Cancer
Respiratory Cancers (cancer of the lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma (other than Osteosarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma. Or mesothelioma)