Conditions related to Agent Orange

   The conditions that VA recognizes as associated with Agent Orange (or other herbicides used in Vietnam ) exposure has expanded in recent years. The following conditions are recognized for service-connection for Vietnam veterans based on exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides:

•  Chloracne

•  Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

•  Soft Tissue Sarcomas

•  Peripheral Neuropathy

•  Hodgkin's Disease

•  Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

•  Multiple Myeloma

•  Respiratory Cancers

•  Prostate Cancer

•  Spina Bifida

•  Diabetes

•  Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia  In addition, Vietnam veterans’ children with the birth defect spina bifida are eligible for certain benefits and services.

   For more information, call 1-800-749-8387 or go to: http://www.va.gov/AgentOrange.