Veteran_ Resource_ book_2014
Veteran_ Resource_ book_2014
Veteran_ Resource_ book_2014
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FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR<br />
1. Imprisoned for any length of time, and disability at least 10 percent<br />
disabling:<br />
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Psychosis<br />
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Any of the anxiety states<br />
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Dysthymic disorder or depressive neurosis<br />
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Cold injury<br />
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Post-traumatic osteoarthritis<br />
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Heart disease and complications<br />
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Stroke and complications<br />
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Osteoporosis, on or after October 10, 2008, when Post Traumatic Stress<br />
Disorder is diagnosed<br />
2. Imprisoned for at least 30 days, and disability at least 10 percent disabling:<br />
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Avitaminosis<br />
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Beriberi<br />
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Chronic dysentery<br />
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Helminthiasis<br />
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Malnutrition (including optic atrophy)<br />
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Pellagra and any other nutritional deficiency<br />
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Any other nutritional deficiency<br />
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Irritable bowel syndrome<br />
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Peptic ulcer disease<br />
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Peripheral neuropathy, except where directly related to infectious causes<br />
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Cirrhosis of the liver<br />
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Osteoporosis, on or after September 28, 2009<br />
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS (EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE)<br />
Served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975;<br />
Blue Water <strong>Veteran</strong>s; U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Ships in Vietnam; Korean<br />
Demilitarized Zone between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971; Thailand Military<br />
bases between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975; Herbicide tests and storage<br />
outside Vietnam; and Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam war:<br />
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AL amyloidosis<br />
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Chloracne or other acne form disease similar to chloracne<br />
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Porphyria cutanea tarda<br />
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Soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s<br />
sarcoma or mesothelioma)<br />
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