from john cannon:



there is a program for Vietnam vets that isn't advertised that the VA has. If you were in country during the war for more than 24 hours then go either to the nearest VA hospital or the Vietnam Veterans of America Association office (VVAA) and sign up for this. The companies that produced Agent Orange created a secret fund of billions of dollars that pays you at a minimum of about $900 a month and up to close to $3000 a month for life. You just go and sign up for the benefits, fill out a list of the damages you believe you have suffered (as many as you can possibly think of) and they will send you to VA doctors to be tested or examined. If you saw any outside medical or psychological people since you came back to the world then take a list of them with their address/phones and the dates you saw them. It takes a year or two to get the process completed (I started in March of 2008 and still working on it) but you will be paid retro from the date you apply.

This program is for anyone who served in country for 24 hours or more so please, please pass this on to everyone who might find the info of use. Visit the local VA hospital or, better yet, the closest Vietnam Veterans of America Association since it was their efforts that created the program for us.

This also applies to in country civilians.