“Without IVIg, to breathe and speak simultaneously were impossible, motor functions ceased confining me to a wheelchair…” Without Intravenous Gamma Globulin Infusions (IVIg) my symptoms had become life threatening as noted by my treating Neurologist in 2005 and my quality of life was reduced to one level above insanity. Without […]
Agent Orange
Toxic Neuropathies
Toxic Neuropathies is a very large subject and we will deal only with a few issues in this article. In a conversation I had with Dr. Waden Emery, MD FAAN Neuromuscular Neurologist, we discussed diabetic neuropathy and the many unanswered questions about the cause, as it is now thought the culprit may […]
Air Force C-123 fliers exposed to Agent Orange Recognized by IOM!
Retired Air Force Maj. Wes Carter joined by the members of the C-123 Veterans Association worked for years to have the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) recognize illnesses they’ve developed from exposure to Agent Orange (AO) in planes that were used for spraying AO during the Vietnam War and then for […]
Guidelines for Veterans -VA Law – “Agent Orange and Peripheral Neuropathy”
Note: You may find all this information somewhat overwhelming. Therefore do not hesitate to give a copy of this document to a Service Officer from one of the veterans’ organizations. You will help educate them and give them more tools to help you. One of the most important items in […]
Historical Facts About Neuropathy and Agent Orange
Interesting Historical Facts about Peripheral Neuropathy and Agent Orange as was reported by the Neuropathy Support Network prior to the 2012 change in VA law: The Environmental Protection Agency decades ago confirmed the connection between Agent Orange / dioxin with Peripheral Neuropathy numerous times and in their literature they do […]
List of Navy Ships VA Presumptive for Agent Orange Exposure
The VA just recently added some U.S. Navy ships to the list where presumptive exposure to Agent Orange is recognized during the Vietnam War. If you have already submitted a claim for disability due to the exposure while serving on board any of these ships, then the date of any […]
The Dark Shadow of Agent Orange
See the New York Times 2014 video on the legacy of Agent Orange. By this ill-conceived policy we provided the communists in Vietnam the moral basis to win, if even by default. While my best friend Dr. Poff as we knew him and others worked to win the minds and […]
2012 Veteran Shares AO and PN Approval!
Rev. Larry K. Loree Sr., US Army, 68th Med Group, combat medic, Vietnam Vet 1966-67 writes: Several years ago I communicated with you by email, then again about one year ago after you set up this very enlightening website. My purpose for communicating with you now, is two-fold: To thank […]
Agent Orange Continues Its Toll on Veterans
Dr. Norman Latov, MD, PhD of Weill Medical College, Cornell University noted in his writings what a growing list of medical professionals now recognize, that chronic peripheral neuropathy is associated with the cancers and treatments for the cancers. One of the worst results of exposure to Agent Orange is cancer, […]
VA final ruling for presumptive Peripheral Neuropathy due to AO Exposure
The VA final ruling effective September 6, 2013 follows the Institute of Medicine recommended changes of 2010, as published in the VA proposal. The ruling does note the veteran’s legal right to file after September 6, 2013 on a DIRECT basis rather than on the presumptive ruling. There is nothing in law […]
