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Claire, thank you for your kind response. The path to obtaining a VA disability rating can be fraught with frustration. There is a good website www.vawatchdog.org that has links on how to file a claim. For six years now I have been 100% permanent and total disabled from the VA for PTSD. Jim Strickland is a great resource for how to file a claim. Links are on the watchdog site previously mentioned. You probably already know all this. Tell your husband Tom, that I salute him for his great honorable service to our country. Carl W. Wren > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:32:01 -0800 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Agent Orange presumtive cause > To: [log in to unmask] > > Carl, your story is a very familiar one to us. Although my husband, Tom, did > not serve in Vietnam, he spent his two years (1966-68) at the Rocky Mountain > Arsenal in Denver, Colorado, as an officer in the Chemical Corps. That > site is now listed as one of the most contaminated in the United States and > the SuperFund site lists many toxins, including dioxin, among the many > contaminants. > There was both direct and indirect exposure as they were emptying and > refilling munitions. > > Tom was first diagnosed with PD in 1991, at the age of 46. He is doing > pretty well physically after having two DBS surgeries, but suffers from > dementia that has become pretty debilitating for him. > > We are just beginning to pursue getting a service related disability > designation from the VA. Although I have good health insurance it may help > in other ways. We also have a list of many of the military and civilian > workers who were at the Arsenal during the Vietnam War and are planning on > trying to establish a database to see if there is significant percentage > with neurological diagnoses. > > Good luck with your treatment. > > Claire, CG for Tom 65/46/44 > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Carl Wren <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hello, I am a 62 yr. old Viet Nam US veteran who has been diagnosed, 6 > > months ago with PD. The presumptive cause was exposure to Agent Orange > > (dioxin) while serving in combat from 1969-70. I am taking Ropinirole (VA > > formulary) and learning to deal with the side effects. My symptoms have > > accelerated and it seems change daily. My wife purchased for me an "urban > > rebounder" (mini-trampoline) to start an exercise plan. I am looking forward > > to learning from each of you. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_4:092009 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_4:092009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn