If you served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975, you are presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. The following conditions may be considered as "service-connected" based on that exposure:

1. Chloracne (manifest within one year of leaving Vietnam)
2. Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy (manifest within one year)
3. Porphyria cutanea tarda (manifest within one year)
4. Hodgkins disease
5. Non-hodgkins lymphoma
6. Multiple myeloma
7. Soft tissue sarcoma
8. Respiratory cancers of the lung, bronchus, larynx or trachea
9. Prostate cancer
10. Type II diabetes
11. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
12. Ischemic heart disease
13. Parkinson's Disease
14. B Cell leukemia   

Children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (other than spina bifida occulta) are entitled to a monthly allowance.  Children of female Vietnam veterans born with certain other birth defects may also be eligible for these benefits.

Contact the Veterans Service Office for more information and assistance in filing a claim.