... VETERANS AND AGENT ORANGE DEPLETED URANIUM FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM IONIZING RADIATION Project 112 (Including Project SHAD) War ... Their Families (IB 10-71) December 2004 Ionizing Radiation Brief: Fact Sheets For Those Concerned About Possible Long-Term Health Consequences Of Ionizing Radiation Exposrure (December 2004) RECENT NEWSLETTER "REVIEWS" Ionizing Radiation Review: New Software to Help Evaluate Claims ( ... Iraq And Afghanistan And Their Families (February 2005) Ionizing Radiation Review: Information For Veterans Exposed To Ionizing Radiation And Their Families (December 2004) Gulf War... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JAN 06/newsflash01-02-2006-1.htm
... Introduction in Spanish 5 Health Care Benefits 6 Health Care Enrollment 6 Priority Groups 6 Special Access to Care 8 Financial Information 8 Financial Assessment 8 Services Requiring Copayments 9 Outpatient Visits Not Requiring Copayments 9 Billing Insurance Companies 10 Health Care Programs 10 Veteran Health Registries 10 Gulf War Registry 10 Depleted Uranium Registries 10 Agent Orange Registry 10 Ionizing Radiation Registry 11 Readjustment Counseling Service 11 Prosthetic and Sensory Aid Services 12 Services and Aids for Blind Veterans 12 Home Improvements and Structural Alterations 12 Alcohol and Drug-Dependence Treatment 13 Compensated Work Therapy 13 Outpatient Dental Treatment 13 Outpatient Pharmacy Services 14 Nursing-Home Care 15 Domiciliary Care 16 Medical Care for Dependents and Survivors... http://www.vawatchdog.org/fedben05.pdf
... 2006 Edition Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents Important Phone Numbers VA Benefits Health Care Education Life Insurance Debt Management Mammography Hotline Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) CHAMPVA Headstones and Markers Special Health Issues: Gulf War, Agent Orange, Project 112/Shad 1-800-827-1000 1-877-222-8387 1-888-442-4551 1-800-669-8477 1-800-827-0648 1-888-492-7844 1-800-829-4833 1-800-733-8387 1-800-697-6947 1-800-749-8387 Web Sites... http://www.vawatchdog.org/fedben2006.pdf
... Federal Benefits for Veterans Dependents Survivors 2010 Edition Phone Numbers Bereavement Counseling............................................1-202-461-6530 Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA).....1-800-733-8387 Education....................................... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/pix10/2010_federal_benefits.pdf
... participated in these radiation-risk activities are eligible to take part in the VA ionizing radiation registry examination program. VA also provides compensation to veterans and their survivors ... exposure, duration of exposure and elapsed time between exposure and onset of disease. Ionizing Radiation Registry In addition to special eligibility to enroll for VA health care for ... participated in radiation-risk activities are eligible to participate in the VA's Ionizing Radiation Registry examination. Under this program, the VA will perform a complete ... do not need to be enrolled for general VA care to be eligible for the Ionizing Radiation Registry. VA records show more than 22,000 veterans have received... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes/newsflash08-07-2005.htm
... as the Bikini Scientific Resurvey. Mr. Rizzo asserts that he was exposed to ionizing radiation during this time. Mr. Rizzo bases his claim to service connection ... eye disorder diagnosed as retinitis pigmentosa and bilateral cataracts can be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service. ' In an October 2006 decision, the Board denied ... for Health, whose opinion the Board must consider in claims based on exposure to ionizing radiation. See 38 C.F.R. 3.311( ...'s position at VA charges him with vast responsibility for overseeing programs dealing with ionizing radiation, Agent Orange, and Gulf War illnesses. [SA28] For... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfsep09/FC Decision.pdf
... a claim for VA disability in May 2008. His attending oncologist determined that his condition arose from exposure to ionizing radiation while my husband served in the US Navy from 1960-1963. In the summer of 1962 ... unexpected demise was more likely than not caused by his exposure to radiation. His condition arose from exposure to ionizing radiation while serving in the US Navy from 1960-1963. In the summer of 1962, he ... established. (We have determined the veteran's death was due to malignant melanoma based on exposure to ionizing radiation while on active duty.) 3. Service connection for malignant melanoma (for accrued purposes only... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfsep09/nf091709-1.htm
... 50 percent or more. 2. Veterans seeking care for a disability the military determined was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, but which VA has not yet rated, within 12 months of discharge. 3. Veterans seeking care for a service-connected disability only. 4. Veterans seeking registry examinations (Ionizing Radiation, Agent Orange, Gulf War/Operation Iraqi Freedom and Depleted Uranium). Priority Groups During enrollment, each veteran is assigned to a priority group. VA uses priority groups to balance demand for VA health care enrollment with resources. Changes in available resources may reduce the number of priority groups VA can enroll... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/fedben 2008.pdf
... melanoma in February of last year and he subsequently filed a claim for VA disability in May 2008. His attending oncologist determined that his condition arose from exposure to ionizing radiation while my husband served in the US Navy from 1960-1963. In the summer of 1962, my husband was assigned to an oiler that was ... in which he stated, "It is my opinion that it is more likely than not that the diagnosis and rapid demise from melanoma arose from this exposure to ionizing radiation forty-plus years ago." I haven't yet submitted that letter as I really don't know how. Do I need to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf061109-4.htm
... of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine -- have written to the VA in his support. "There is certainly ample information to verify the connection between ionizing radiation exposure and prostate cancer," Rella wrote. "It is my opinion that it is at least as likely as not that your exposure to ionizing radiation .... contributed to your prostate cancer," Mobo wrote. click for more information -- a disabled veteran owned business Dr. Victoria Cassano... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf040709-5.htm
