Blue Water Navy - Agent Orange

2019-12-13 va.gov - Blue Water Navy Veterans’ disability claims to be decided beginning Jan.1, 2020

2019-06-05 90,000 ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans in line for disability benefits after Justice officials drop appeal

2019-05-14 Stars & Stripes - House again passes 'Blue Water' Navy benefits bill with unanimous support

2019-05-14 VFW - House Unanimously Passes Blue Water Navy Veterans Act

A new entry which might be of use to some guys, as it references the Hoel getting fresh water in Danang Harbor.

Received 7,000 gals of water from YW-101 on 29 Aug 1966.

According to Institute of Medicine, any ship receiving water from Vietnam would be eligible for presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.

The VA is approving water barge claims based on receiving water from Vietnam, have not lost one yet.

2 in Danang and 1 in Vung Tau. Need additional info just drop a line.

I also specialize in hearing loss claims if there are those interested.

Ed Ball, Exec Dir/CVSO at Shelby County Veterans Service Office, Sidney Ohio

(937) 498-7284 Mon-Fri 8-4 EST

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2018-08-06 - Ships Compiled by Ed Ball, RMC(SW) USN, Ret. 76-97, CVSO ((www.facebook.com/CVSOShelbyCoOhio)

• • Email from Ed Ball concerning the background of AO in water <<-- click here

TCE's

Another issue your group may or may not be aware of is the contaminated water wells at Camp Lejeune with TCE and other

nasty chemicals, how does that affect sailors you may ask, TCE is a cleaning solvent/degreaser and used on bare metal surfaces

To preclude corrosion. Better known in the Supply System as PD-680.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/shelby-county-veterans-service-office-sidney-ohio/camp-lejeune-wasnt-the-only-tce-exposure-its-worst-than-we-thought/1832965023395954/ filled with some hyper links worth looking at for those that may have served on the ship,

But unfortunately not during the Vietnam deployments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroethylene

Here's a case that won in 2007-06-14, based on a service connection for bladder cancer, due to Agent Orange

exposure and/or diesel fuel exposure.

The claimant had active military service from January 1969 to November 1972, in Vietnam waters.

The claimant says he (and others) went ashore for briefings while anchored in Da Nang Harbor on April 8, 1970.

<Click here to read the report>