Vietnam Veterans claim can be made to Agent Orange-associated expanded disability receive, says Virginia Law Firm

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Vietnam Veterans claim can be made to Agent Orange-associated expanded disability receive, says Virginia Law Firm

Richmond, VA (NYSE) 12 October 2010

veteransâ? Disability lawyers from the law firm Marks & Harrison Virginia Vietnam veterans want to be aware that the Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed three new diseases to the list of conditions? Alleged? be linked to Agent Orange exposure.

amendment to add Parkinson? Disease and ischemic heart disease in this list of conditions the VA is to be adopted to veterana you? s exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides while serving in Vietnam between 9 7th January 1962, May 1975.

It also expands the list of Agent Orange in connection with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, all chronic B-cell leukemia

veteransâ Often? Disability claims denied because the veteran can not show a â? Service connection, â? Connect their current handicap of their active service.

However, if a disease? Alleged? connected to the service, veterans do not have to prove the link between their medical problems and military service.

Accordingly, the filing of a claim does not go at a pace much faster, depending on the company of Richmond, Va.-headquartered law.

The VA has reported that more than 150,000 veterans are expected to change Agent Orange claims in the next 12-18 months as a result of the proposed rule, retroactively, including applications for disability benefits file. Additional 90,000 claims denied so far could also be invoked.

The VA says it can begin to pay benefits for new claims as soon as the rule for a period of Congressional review goes through 60 days.

To be eligible for VA disability benefits, you must be an A? Veteran, â? by the VA as a person who served in active military service, naval or air service and who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable defined.

A wide range of types of disabilities may be entitled to benefits. In addition to diseases associated with Agent Orange, which is commonly claimed disabilities include physical injuries such as loss of limbs, the conditions for return, knee problems, arthritis, fibromyalgia, head trauma and syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

disability compensation is tax-free benefit paid to veterans with disabilities resulting from or aggravated by injury or disease that refers to active military service, yet.

About Marks & Harrison

founded in 1911 and Marks & Harrison representing clients in a variety of different fields and veteransâ? Benefits, including personal injury in eight offices in the cities of Virginia in Richmond, Petersburg, Louisa, Charlottesville, Tappahanock, Hopewell, Staunton and Fredericksburg. The law firm? S veteransâ? Lawyers representing the benefits of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps veterans who served our country in conflicts like the Second World War, the Korean War, Vietnam, the Gulf War and current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. To learn more about the company and the process of VA benefits, call (800) 283-2202 or use the company? S-line form.

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