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Conditions Recognized in Veterans
- Chloracne (must occur within 1 year of exposure to Agent Orange)
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Soft tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, or mesothelioma)
- Hodgkin's disease
- Porphyria cutanea tarda (must occur within 1 year of exposure)
- Multiple myeloma
- Respiratory cancers, including cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus
- Prostate cancer
- Acute and subacute transient peripheral neuropathy (Must appear within 1 year of exposure and resolve within 2 years of date of onset)
- Type 2 diabetes
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- AL-Amyloidosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Hairy Cell Leukemia
- Ischemic Heart Disease
Conditions Recognized in Children of Vietnam Veterans
- Spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta)
- Certain other birth defects in the children of women Vietnam veterans
Spina bifida (linked to herbicide exposure): A neural tube birth defect that results from the failure of the bony portion of the spine to close properly in the developing fetus during early pregnancy.
Disabilities other than spinal bifida in Children of Vietnam Veterans (linked not to herbicide exposure but rather to service in Vietnam)
Covered birth defects include a wide range conditions:
Eighteen defects are specifically included and others not specifically excluded are covered. For more information, contact a veteran services representative at 1-800-827-1000. Covered birth defects include, but are not limited to, the following conditions:
- achondroplasia
- cleft lip and cleft palate
- congenital heart disease
- congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot)
- esophageal and intestinal atresia
- Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
- hip dysplasia
- Hirschprung’s disease (congenital megacolon)
- hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis
- hypospadias
- imperforate anus
- neural tube defects
- Poland syndrome
- pyloric stenosis
- sundactyly (fused digits)
- tracheoesophageal fistula
- undescended testicle
- Williams syndrome
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Conditions Briefly Described
- Chloracne: A skin condition that looks like common forms of acne seen in teeagers. The first sign may be excessive oiliness of the skin. This is accompanied or followed by numerous blackheads. In mild cases, the blackheads may be limited to the areas around the eyes extending to the temples. In more severe cases, blackheads may appear in many places, especially over the cheekbone and other facial areas, behind the ears, and along the arms.
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A group of malignant tumors (cancers) that affect the lymph glands and other lymphatic tissue. These tumors are relatively rare compared to other types of cancer, and although survival rates have improved during the past two decades, these diseases tend to be fatal.
- Soft tissue sarcoma: A group of different types of malignant tumors (cancers) that arise from body tissues such as muscle, fat, blood and lymph vessels, and connective tissues (not in hard tissue such as bone or cartilage). These cancers are in the soft tissue that occurs within and between organs.
- Hodgkin's disease: A malignant lymphoma characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen, and by progressive anemia.
- Porphyria cutanea tarda: A disorder characterized by liver dysfunction and by thinning and blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas.
- Multiple myeloma: A cancer of specific bone marrow cells that is characterized by bone marrow tumors in various bones of the body.
- Respiratory cancers: Cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus.
- Prostate cancer: Cancer of the prostate; one of the most common cancers among men.
- Peripheral neuropathy (transient acute or subacute): A nervous system condition that causes numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness. This condition affects only the peripheral nervous system, that is, only the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. Only the transietn acute (short-term) and subacute forms of this condition (not the chronic persistent form) have been associated with herbicide exposure.
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (regulations pending): A disease that progresses slowly with increasing production of excessive numbers of white blood cells.
- Spina bifida (in the children of Vietnam veterans): A neural tube birth defect that results from the failure of the bony portion of the spine to close properly in the developing fetus during early pregnancy.
- Diabetes mellitus: Often referred to as Type 2 diabetes; a condition characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from the body's inability to respond properly to the hormone insulin.
- Other (than spinal bifida) disabilities in the children of women Vietnam veterans: Covered birth defects include a wide range of conditions. Eighteen defects are specifically included and others not specifically excluded are covered.
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