LAB OR MILITARY SERVICE

Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits, including disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Your dependents and survivors also may be eligible for benefits.

Diseases and conditions possibly related to Agent Orange:

• Chronic b-cell leukemias

• Multiple myeloma

• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

• Peripheral neuropathy, early-onset

• Prostate cancer

• Respiratory cancers (lung, bronchus, larynx, trachea)

• Soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s

sarcoma or mesothelioma)

For more information, visit: military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/agentorange.html or New Mexico Department of Veterans Service, 505-827-6352 or nmdvs.org.

To check VA healthcare eligibility requirements, call 1-877-222-VETS (8387) or visit va.gov/health.

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA)

The program was enacted by the U.S. Government in 2001 as a way to provide monetary compensation and medical benefits to former nuclear and uranium workers who developed an illness as a result of working at certain Department of Energy facilities where they were exposed to radiation and toxic substances. Most of the facilities dealt with either uranium or nuclear weapons manufacturing. EEOICPA makes it possible for qualifying workers to receive free medical care for conditions caused by working at a facility covered under this program during a specified time period.

For more information, visit: coldwarpatriots.org or call 1-888-903-8989.