DISEASES LINKED TO AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE:
Diseases recognized by the VA as connected to Agent Orange and the VA’
s Length of Time Requirements - (When symptoms of the disease have
to appear and result in a disability at least 10% disabling in order to
qualify for benefits):
Types of cancer - Time Requirements
Cancer of the bronchus (no time requirement)
Cancer of the larynx (no time requirement)
Cancer of the lung (no time requirement)
Cancer of the trachea (no time requirement)
Prostate cancer (no time requirement)
Hodgkin disease (no time requirement)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (no time requirement)
Multiple myeloma (no time requirement)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (no time requirement)
Soft-tissue sarcoma (no time requirement)
Adult fibrosarcoma
Alveolar soft part sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Clear cell sarcoma of aponeuroses
Clear cell sarcoma of tendons
Congenital and infantile fibrosarcoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Ectomesenchymoma
Epithelioid malignant leiomysarcoma
Epithelioid malignant schwannoma
Epethelioid sarcoma
Extraskeletal sarcoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Infantile fibrosarcoma
Leiomysarcoma
Lipsosarcoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Malignant giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
Malignant glandular schwannoma
Malignant glomus tumor
Malignant hemangiopericytoma
Malignant mesenchymoma
Malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic proliferating (systemic)
angiendotheliomatosis
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Synovial sarcoma
Diseases other than cancer (Time Requirements)
Peripheral neuropathy (acute and subacute) (within months of exposure
and cured within 2 years after symptoms first show up!)
Chloracne (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in Vietnam)
Porphyria cutanea tarda (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in
Vietnam)
Diabetes Type II (adult onset) (in-country veterans ONLY)
Disabilities in children of Vietnam veterans
Spina bifida* (child must have been conceived after Veteran first arrived
in Vietnam)
*NOTE: This does not include spina bifida occulta
Diseases and Disabilities Having the Best Chance
of Being Added in the Future
Abnormal Sperm Parameters and Infertility
Birth Defects (other than Spina Bifida in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Bone Cancer
Breast Cancer
Childhood Cancer (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Chronic Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Circulatory Disorders
Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Female Reproductive Cancers (cervical, uterine, ovarian)
High Blood Pressure
Hepatobiliary Cancers
Immune System Disorders
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Low Birthweight (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Metabolic and Digestive Disorders (diabetes, changes in liver enzymes,
lipid abnormalities, ulcers)
Motor or Coordination Dysfunction
Nasal or Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Neonatal or Infant Death and Stillbirths
Renal Cancer
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Cancer
Spontaneous Abortion
Testicular Cancer
Diseases recognized by the VA as connected to Agent Orange and the VA’
s Length of Time Requirements - (When symptoms of the disease have
to appear and result in a disability at least 10% disabling in order to
qualify for benefits):
Types of cancer - Time Requirements
Cancer of the bronchus (no time requirement)
Cancer of the larynx (no time requirement)
Cancer of the lung (no time requirement)
Cancer of the trachea (no time requirement)
Prostate cancer (no time requirement)
Hodgkin disease (no time requirement)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (no time requirement)
Multiple myeloma (no time requirement)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (no time requirement)
Soft-tissue sarcoma (no time requirement)
Adult fibrosarcoma
Alveolar soft part sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Clear cell sarcoma of aponeuroses
Clear cell sarcoma of tendons
Congenital and infantile fibrosarcoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Ectomesenchymoma
Epithelioid malignant leiomysarcoma
Epithelioid malignant schwannoma
Epethelioid sarcoma
Extraskeletal sarcoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Infantile fibrosarcoma
Leiomysarcoma
Lipsosarcoma
Lymphangiosarcoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Malignant giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
Malignant glandular schwannoma
Malignant glomus tumor
Malignant hemangiopericytoma
Malignant mesenchymoma
Malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic proliferating (systemic)
angiendotheliomatosis
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Synovial sarcoma
Diseases other than cancer (Time Requirements)
Peripheral neuropathy (acute and subacute) (within months of exposure
and cured within 2 years after symptoms first show up!)
Chloracne (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in Vietnam)
Porphyria cutanea tarda (within 1 year of last day the veteran served in
Vietnam)
Diabetes Type II (adult onset) (in-country veterans ONLY)
Disabilities in children of Vietnam veterans
Spina bifida* (child must have been conceived after Veteran first arrived
in Vietnam)
*NOTE: This does not include spina bifida occulta
Diseases and Disabilities Having the Best Chance
of Being Added in the Future
Abnormal Sperm Parameters and Infertility
Birth Defects (other than Spina Bifida in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Bone Cancer
Breast Cancer
Childhood Cancer (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Chronic Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
Circulatory Disorders
Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Female Reproductive Cancers (cervical, uterine, ovarian)
High Blood Pressure
Hepatobiliary Cancers
Immune System Disorders
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Low Birthweight (in children of Vietnam Veterans)
Metabolic and Digestive Disorders (diabetes, changes in liver enzymes,
lipid abnormalities, ulcers)
Motor or Coordination Dysfunction
Nasal or Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Neonatal or Infant Death and Stillbirths
Renal Cancer
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Cancer
Spontaneous Abortion
Testicular Cancer
| AGENT ORANGE FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW IF YOU ARE A VIETNAM VETERAN IF YOU WERE IN VIETNAM, CHECK YOUR LOCAL PHONE BOOK FOR YOUR NEAREST V.A. REPRESENTATIVE (VSO) TO REGISTER FOR ANY AND ALL V.A. CLAIMS FOR AGENT ORANGE EVEN IF YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH NOW. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO REGISTER IF YOU SUFFER FROM OR BEING TREATED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE DISEASES LISTED BELOW AND SOME SKIN DISORDERS YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR A DISABILITY CHECK. THIS DISABILITY CHECK IS IN ADDITION TO ANY S.S. DISABILITY CHECK YOU MAY BE GETTING ALREADY YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION AS LISTED IN DISABILITY PERCENTAGE RATE |
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VA Disability Compensation Rates
The following tables show the 2009 VA compensation rates for veterans with a
disability rating 10 percent or higher. These rates are effective as of 1 December, 2008.
These pay increases start January 1, 2009. Payments run one month behind.
10% - 20% (With or Without Dependents)
Percentage Rate
10% $123
20% $243
30% - 60% Without Children
Dependent Status: 30% 40% 50% 60%
Veteran Alone $376 $541 $770 $974
Veteran with Spouse Only $421 $601 $845 $1,064
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent $457 $649 $905 $1,136
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $493 $697 $965 $1,208
Veteran with One Parent $412 $589 $830 $1,046
Veteran with Two Parents $448 $637 $890 $1,118
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $40 $54 $68 $81
70% - 100% Without Children
Dependent Status: 70% 80% 90% 100%
Veteran Alone $1,228 $1,427 $1,604 $2,673
Veteran with Spouse Only $1,333 $1,547 $1,739 $2,823
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent $1,417 $1,643 $1,847 $2,943
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $1,501 $1,739 $1,955 $3,063
Veteran with One Parent $1,312 $1,523 $1,712 $2,793
Veteran with Two Parents $1,396 $1,619 $1,820 $2,913
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $95 $108 $122 $136
30% - 60% With Children
Dependent Status: 30% 40% 50% 60%
Veteran with Spouse & Child $453 $644 $899 $1,129
Veteran with Child Only $406 $581 $820 $1,034
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child $489 $692 $959 $1,201
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child $525 $740 $1,019 $1,273
Veteran with One Parent and Child $442 $629 $880 $1,106
Veteran with Two Parents and Child $478 $677 $940 $1,178
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18 $22 $30 $37 $45
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 (see footnote a) $72 $96 $120 $144
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $40 $54 $68 $81
70% - 100% With Children
Dependent Status: 70% 80% 90% 100%
Veteran with Spouse & Child $1,409 $1,634 $1,837 $2,932
Veteran with Child Only $1,298 $1,507 $1,694 $2,774
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child $1,493 $1,730 $1,945 $3,052
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child $1,577 $1,826 $2,053 $3,172
Veteran with One Parent and Child $1,382 $1,603 $1,802 $2,894
Veteran with Two Parents and Child $1,466 $1,699 $1,910 $3,014
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18 $52 $60 $67 $75
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 (see footnote a) $168 $192 $216 $240
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $95 $108 $122 $136
FOOTNOTES:
A. Rates for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any
other compensation rates. All other entries on this chart reflecting a rate for children
show the rate payable for children under 18 or helpless. To find the amount payable to
a 70% disabled veteran with a spouse and four children, one of whom is over 18 and
attending school, take the 70% rate for a veteran with a spouse and 3 children, $ 1,513,
and add the rate for one school child, $168. The total amount payable is $1,681.
B. Where the veteran has a spouse who is determined to require Aid and Attendance
(A/A), add the figure shown as "additional for A/A spouse" to the amount shown for the
proper dependency code. For example, veteran has A/A spouse and 2 minor children
and is 70% disabled. Add $90, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran
with dependency code 12, $1,461. The total amount payable is $ 1,556.
These rates were provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The original copies
can be found at: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm.
VA Travel Reimbursement
Reimbursement for mileage or public transportation may be paid to the following:
1. Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 30% or more;
2. Veterans traveling for treatment of a service-connected condition;
3. Veterans receiving a VA pension;
4. Veterans traveling for scheduled compensation or pension examinations;
5. Veterans whose income does not exceed the maximum VA pension rate;
In 2009 Mileage Reimbursement will be made at the rate of 41.5 cents per mile. On
January 9, 2009, these mileage deductibles will decrease to $3 for a one way trip, $6
for a round trip, with a maximum of $18 per calendar month. However, these
deductibles can be waived if they cause a financial hardship to the veteran.
The deductible is also waived for veterans traveling for scheduled compensation or
pension examinations.
The following tables show the 2009 VA compensation rates for veterans with a
disability rating 10 percent or higher. These rates are effective as of 1 December, 2008.
These pay increases start January 1, 2009. Payments run one month behind.
10% - 20% (With or Without Dependents)
Percentage Rate
10% $123
20% $243
30% - 60% Without Children
Dependent Status: 30% 40% 50% 60%
Veteran Alone $376 $541 $770 $974
Veteran with Spouse Only $421 $601 $845 $1,064
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent $457 $649 $905 $1,136
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $493 $697 $965 $1,208
Veteran with One Parent $412 $589 $830 $1,046
Veteran with Two Parents $448 $637 $890 $1,118
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $40 $54 $68 $81
70% - 100% Without Children
Dependent Status: 70% 80% 90% 100%
Veteran Alone $1,228 $1,427 $1,604 $2,673
Veteran with Spouse Only $1,333 $1,547 $1,739 $2,823
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent $1,417 $1,643 $1,847 $2,943
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $1,501 $1,739 $1,955 $3,063
Veteran with One Parent $1,312 $1,523 $1,712 $2,793
Veteran with Two Parents $1,396 $1,619 $1,820 $2,913
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $95 $108 $122 $136
30% - 60% With Children
Dependent Status: 30% 40% 50% 60%
Veteran with Spouse & Child $453 $644 $899 $1,129
Veteran with Child Only $406 $581 $820 $1,034
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child $489 $692 $959 $1,201
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child $525 $740 $1,019 $1,273
Veteran with One Parent and Child $442 $629 $880 $1,106
Veteran with Two Parents and Child $478 $677 $940 $1,178
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18 $22 $30 $37 $45
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 (see footnote a) $72 $96 $120 $144
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $40 $54 $68 $81
70% - 100% With Children
Dependent Status: 70% 80% 90% 100%
Veteran with Spouse & Child $1,409 $1,634 $1,837 $2,932
Veteran with Child Only $1,298 $1,507 $1,694 $2,774
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child $1,493 $1,730 $1,945 $3,052
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child $1,577 $1,826 $2,053 $3,172
Veteran with One Parent and Child $1,382 $1,603 $1,802 $2,894
Veteran with Two Parents and Child $1,466 $1,699 $1,910 $3,014
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18 $52 $60 $67 $75
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 (see footnote a) $168 $192 $216 $240
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b) $95 $108 $122 $136
FOOTNOTES:
A. Rates for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any
other compensation rates. All other entries on this chart reflecting a rate for children
show the rate payable for children under 18 or helpless. To find the amount payable to
a 70% disabled veteran with a spouse and four children, one of whom is over 18 and
attending school, take the 70% rate for a veteran with a spouse and 3 children, $ 1,513,
and add the rate for one school child, $168. The total amount payable is $1,681.
B. Where the veteran has a spouse who is determined to require Aid and Attendance
(A/A), add the figure shown as "additional for A/A spouse" to the amount shown for the
proper dependency code. For example, veteran has A/A spouse and 2 minor children
and is 70% disabled. Add $90, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran
with dependency code 12, $1,461. The total amount payable is $ 1,556.
These rates were provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The original copies
can be found at: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm.
VA Travel Reimbursement
Reimbursement for mileage or public transportation may be paid to the following:
1. Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 30% or more;
2. Veterans traveling for treatment of a service-connected condition;
3. Veterans receiving a VA pension;
4. Veterans traveling for scheduled compensation or pension examinations;
5. Veterans whose income does not exceed the maximum VA pension rate;
In 2009 Mileage Reimbursement will be made at the rate of 41.5 cents per mile. On
January 9, 2009, these mileage deductibles will decrease to $3 for a one way trip, $6
for a round trip, with a maximum of $18 per calendar month. However, these
deductibles can be waived if they cause a financial hardship to the veteran.
The deductible is also waived for veterans traveling for scheduled compensation or
pension examinations.