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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO
THE MEMBERS OF CHAPTER 421
SKELETAL TRAUMA SOLUTIONS, LLC
RICHARD HOWARD MARTIN
Agent Orange Registry Health Exam for Veterans
dŚĞ s ĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ Agent Orange Registry to track the special health concerns of
Veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange during their military service. The collected data
ĞŶĂďůĞƐ s ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ŵŽƌĞ Ğī ĞĐƟǀ ĞůLJ͘ ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŝďŝůŝƚLJ Žĸ ĐĞ ŝŶ
the Brooklyn VA Medical Center.
No cost for eligible Veterans, no requirement for a copayment
ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀ Ğ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĚŝĐĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJ ƚĞƐƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů
exam
Results discussed by a VA health professional with Veteran, both in a personal face-to-ĨĂĐĞ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
and a follow-ƵƉ ůĞƩ Ğƌ
No requirement to enroll in VA health care system to receive registry exam
Agent Orange Registry exam is not a claim for VA benefits; nor is it required to receive VA benefits.
Eligibility for Agent Orange Registry Health Exam
s ĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ǁ ŚŽ ƐĞƌǀ ĞĚ ŝŶ s ŝĞƚŶĂŵ ďĞƚǁ ĞĞŶ ϭϵϲϮ ĂŶĚ ϭϵϳ ϱ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ͕ ĂƌĞ ĞůŝŐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ
the Agent Orange Registry ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ s ĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ǁ ŚŽ ƐĞƌǀ ĞĚ ĂďŽĂƌĚ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƌŝǀ Ğƌ ƉĂƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ Ɛǁ ŝŌ ďŽĂƚƐ
that operated on the inland waterways of Vietnam (also known as "Brown Water Veterans") also are eligible.
Blue Water Veterans are eligible if they went ashore when a ship docked to the shore of Vietnam or served
aboard ships that operated on the inland waterways of Vietnam.
Veterans who served in Korea during 1968 or 1969 are eligible.
s ĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ ǁ ŚŽ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀ Ğ ďĞĞŶ ĞdžƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌďŝĐŝĚĞƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ Ă ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ Žƌ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ͕
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ͕ Žƌ ƐƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ŚĞƌďŝĐŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĞůŝŐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ Agent Orange Registry
ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘
