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Evaluation Procedures and Criteria

Agent Orange Examination Procedure

Agent Orange Medical Examination Procedure image. See below for more information

  1. 01. Application for Registration (Applicant)

    Examination Request → VHS Hospital

    • Service in Areas Adjacent to the Southern Boundary Line : Verification of service record → Examination Request (Army, Navy, Air Force Headquarters)

    Veterans Affairs Office

  2. 02. Examination Request Processing

    Examination Notice → Applicant → Examination → Result Notification → Veterans Affairs Office

    VHS Hospital

  3. 03. Notification of Examination Results

    Applicant

    Veterans Affairs Office

Scope of Medical Expense Support

Scope of Medical Expense Support : Examination Results, Veterans Affairs Office (Veterans Review Committee), Applicant (Secondary Aftereffects, Deaths Caused by Aftereffects)

Examination Results

Veterans Affairs Office

Applicant

Veterans Review Committee

Secondary Aftereffects, Deaths Caused by Aftereffects

Decision / Registration

Agent Orange Aftereffect Patients

Disability Rating Examination (VHS Hospital)

War-Injured Veterans

Domestic Agent Orange Aftereffect Patients

Disability Rating Examination (VHS Hospital)

Severe

Moderate

Mild

Non-Rated

Not Applicable

  • Patients deemed “Not Applicable” by a regional VHS Hospital may request re-examination at the VHS Medical Center within 60 days.
  • Re-application is allowed when new illnesses develop.

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria :Category, Aftereffects, Suspected Aftereffects, Second-Generation Aftereffects

Category

Aftereffects

Suspected Aftereffects

Second-Generation Aftereffects

1

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Photosensitive Dermatitis

Spina Bifida
excluding occult spina bifida

2

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Psoriasis Vulgaris

Peripheral Neuropathy

3

Chloracne

Seborrheic Dermatitis

Paraplegia with Spinal Lesion

4

Peripheral Neuropathy

Chronic Urticaria


5

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Xerotic Eczema


6

Hodgkin’s Disease

Central Nervous System Disorders


7

Lung Cancer

Cerebral Infarction


8

Laryngeal Cancer

Polyneuropathy


9

Tracheal Cancer

Multiple Sclerosis


10

Multiple Myeloma

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis


11

Prostate Cancer

Muscular Disorders


12

Buerger’s Disease

Malignant Tumors


13

Diabetes Mellitus
excluding congenital diabetes

Liver Diseases
excluding Hepatitis B and C infections


14

B-cell Chronic Leukemia (including Chronic Lymphocytic and Hairy Cell Leukemia)

Hypothyroidism


15

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Hypertension


16

Parkinson’s Disease
excluding secondary parkinsonism and parkinsonism due to other diseases

Cerebral Hemorrhage


17

Ischemic Heart Disease

Arteriosclerosis


18

AL Amyloidosis

Avascular Necrosis


19


Hyperlipidemia