THE STEALTH AGENT ORANGE DISEASE

THE STEALTH AGENT ORANGE DISEASE
Can you pass this pop quiz? Which disease (that has no symptoms) precedes the devastating and invariably-fatal presumptive Agent Orange diseases multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis essentially 100% of the time, often by years? Which stealth (asymptomatic) disease significantly increases a Veteran’s risk of acquiring a viral infection (including infections caused by respiratory viruses, like ...

Status Report: VA Petition for Copayment-Exempt Monitoring of MGUS Progression and Complications

As you know, in March 2017, as a Vietnam Veteran who had been diagnosed with the pre-malignant condition, MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance), I filed a petition with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.  The petition asked that the VA provide copayment-exempt care for the condition to improve health outcomes of all herbicide-exposed Veterans diagnosed ...