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Jul 29, 2023 · From 1961 to 1971, during the Vietnam War, the chemical herbicide known as "Agent Orange" was sprayed in massive quantities across Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to clear foliage and crops benefitting the Viet Cong as part of the United States Air Force's Operation Ranch Hand and Army Chemical Corps operations.[1][2] The name Agent Orange originates from the orange stripe on the storage barrels ...
- Henry Danchi, Richard J. Chen
- 2023/07/29
Agent Orange is a combination of two compounds, 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, technically known as chlorinated phenoxy acids in ester form. The most dangerous element of Agent Orange is a contaminant present in the manufacture of 2,4,5-T; this impurity is known chemically as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-paradioxin, or more commonly, dioxin.
Apr 2, 2023 · Conclusions. Agent Orange exposures are associated with increased rates of birth defects, malignancies, cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. However, an additional long-term consequence that has received little attention is its potential role as a mediator of chronic degenerative diseases of the PNS and CNS.
- Suzanne M. de la Monte, Anuva Goel
- 2022/04
The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or PACT Act, will help Veterans in the areas of care for military exposures, presumptions, and research. For Veterans who served nobly in Vietnam or elsewhere where Agent Orange may have affected them, the PACT Act: Adds hypertension and the laboratory test finding of ...
- In This Issue
- The Pact Act and Vietnam Veterans
- Beyond Agent Orange: Other Tactical Herbicides
- Whole Health at VA
- Agent Orange and Presumptive Conditions
- Vietnam Era Veterans - Facts and Demographics
- VA Study Helps Us Understand Vietnam Theater Veterans’ Mental Health
- Profile on Environmental Health Clinician, Carl Dahl, MD
The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or PACT Act, will help Veterans in the areas of care for military exposures, presumptions, and research. For Veterans who served nobly in Vietnam or elsewhere where Agent Orange may have affected them, the PACT Act: 1. Adds hypertension and the laboratory test finding of monoclon...
From 1962 to 1971, during Operation Ranch Hand in Vietnam, the U.S. Air Force sprayed tactical herbicides for control of vegetation. These herbicides were named based on the color of their barrels. During the war, around 20 million gallons of Agents Green, Pink, Purple, Blue, White, Orange, Orange II, Orange III, and Super Orange were sprayed in So...
Are you interested in improving your “whole health,” meaning not just your physical health, but also your mental health, connection to others, sleep, energy, ways to find personal growth, and more? VA health professionals across the country are part of VA’s transformation to a Whole Health system of care, which focuses on personalized health plans ...
Vietnam Veterans are automatically presumed to have been exposed to herbicides during their service and are qualified for certain VA benefits. There are specific medical conditions presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure. They are: 1. AL Amyloidosis 2. Chronic B-cell Leukemias 3. Chloracne 4. Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 5. Hypertension 6. Hodg...
The Vietnam War officially began on August 5, 1964, and ended on May 7, 1975. Below are some facts and demographic features of Veterans who served during this time: 1. Approximately 2.7 million Veterans served in the Republic of Vietnam out of the 8.7 million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era. 2. Although segregation i...
Vietnam War Veterans faced hardships during the war and upon returning home that could have affected their mental health for many years after the war. In 2016-2017, VA’s Health Outcomes Military Exposures, Epidemiology Program, conducted the Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS), the first nationwide survey that focused o...
Dr. Carl Dahl, a Vietnam Veteran, is dedicated to caring for fellow Vietnam Veterans. Dr. Dahl has been a health care provider for more than 50 years and now works at the Golden Colorado VA Clinic as an Environmental Health Clinician, focusing on Agent Orange Registry exams and Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry exams. Agent Orange Registr...
Jan 23, 2023 · Agent Orange (dioxin) was a plant-killing herbicide and defoliant used in the Vietnam War from 1962–1971. The Agent Orange sprayed in Vietnam during what the U.S. military called Operation Ranch Hand was a mixture of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p -dioxin (TCDD) and other dioxins. Exposure to Agent Orange is linked to certain cancers and other ...
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