Va Presumptive Conditions List

VA Presumptive List for Veterans Exposed to Contaminated Camp Lejeune Water Kidney cancer code 7528 Liver cancer code 7343 Non-Hodgkins lymphoma code 7715 Adult leukemia code 7703 Multiple myeloma code 7709 or code 7703 Parkinsons disease code 8004 Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic.

Va presumptive conditions list. Requirements for Agent Orange presumptive diseases. Calculi of the kidney bladder or gallbladder. Any anxiety state Dysthymic disorder Organic residuals of frostbite Post- traumatic osteoarthritis Heart disease or hypertensive vascular disease Stroke and the residual effects Imprisoned for at least 30 days. AL Amyloidosis Chronic B-cell Leukemias Chloracne Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Hodgkins Disease Ischemic Heart Disease Multiple Myeloma Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Parkinsons Disease Peripheral Neuropathy Early- Onset.

AL Amyloidosis A rare disease caused when an abnormal protein amyloid enters tissues or organs. VA Presumptive Disability List of Included Diseases and Conditions 1. When sound medical and scientific evidence shows that an illness is caused by Agent Orange exposure we add it to our list of presumptive diseases. Chronic B-cell Leukemias A type of cancer which affects white blood cells.

This term applies to combination involvement of the type of arteriosclerosis nephritis and organic heart disease and since hypertension is an early symptom long preceding the development of those diseases in their more obvious forms a disabling hypertension within the 1-year period will be. Chloracne or similar acneform disease A skin condition that occurs soon. With solid scientific evidence and medical expert opinion any veteran with these conditions may be eligible for VA benefits due to exposure to Agent Orange during service. And we assume that Veterans who served in certain locations were exposed to Agent Orange.

Cardiovascular-renal disease including hypertension. We refer to this as presumptive exposure. Veterans Diseases Associated with Agent Orange. A rare disease caused when an abnormal protein amyloid enters tissues or organs.

In 2017 then-VA Secretary David Shulkin expressed support for including bladder cancer hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism on the list of presumptive diseases but he never formally announced his. VA presumes that the following health problems are related to herbicide exposure. The VA Presumptive List has three categories for Gulf War disabilities. Under former VA Secretary David Shulkin the agency recommended in 2016 the addition of bladder cancer hypothyroidism and Parkinsons-like tremors to the presumptive list.

Imprisoned for any length of time. Infectious Diseases Gulf War Syndrome and Multi-Symptom Illnesses. AGENT ORANGE PRESUMPTIVE CONDITIONS Below is the list of health conditions the VA recognizes as service-connected for Vietnam veterans based on exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides. Unlike the former both Gulf War Syndrome and Multi-Symptom Illnesses are vague and are prone to a high compensation denial rate.

Previous efforts were made by former VA secretaries to add the conditions.