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Agent Orange & Dioxin Committee Update May/June 2024. BY SANDIE WILSON, CHAIR. I am writing with an update on the progress made attaining our goals on toxic exposure and the ways this exposure may cause or worsen health problems.
It alerts Veterans to possible long-term health problems that may be related to Agent Orange exposure during their military service. The registry data helps VA understand and monitor the potential for health problems related to Agent Orange exposure.
13 lip 2023 · WASHINGTON, DC — For the first time, new research findings have suggested that veterans exposed to Agent Orange might be at increased risk of developing progressive blood cancers, such as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).
1 maj 2024 · A recent Brown University study tied Agent Orange exposure to brain tissue damage similar to that caused by Alzheimer's.
15 lis 2018 · The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War found sufficient evidence of an association for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).
30 wrz 2024 · VA recognizes certain cancers and other health problems as presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service. Veterans and their survivors may be eligible for benefits for these diseases.
10 mar 2021 · Reports from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that Assess Exposure to Herbicides or Health Outcomes Among Vietnam Veterans. Table: Summary of All Outcomes Addressed in Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 11 by category of association.
