Tell the Veterans Administration to admit the truth about "Agent Orange" used in Vietnam.
The Issue
I joined the military two weeks after turning 17 years old and served in Vietnam during 1965 and 1966. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer three months ago and started reading about the main causes. There were six boys in my family and only the two youngest developed bladder cancer. This was my brother who was 2 years older than me, and myself. My brother died ten years ago from bladder cancer and now I have it. We were the only two of six boys who were in Vietnam. Now the VA wants me to believe this is only a coincidence even though there is overwhelming evidence that the chemicals that were sprayed in Vietnam is one of the main cause, especially "Agent Blue" which contains arsenic and got into the soil, the water supplies, food sources, etc. There is a huge amount of evidence that has been documented by numerous medical, biological, and science experts that exposure to these chemicals can cause certain problems decades after exposure to these chemicals and why so many Vietnam Veterans are now having these types of problems. The VA knows about all of these reports but wants to dismiss them until all of the Vietnam Veterans finally die off.....maybe then they will admit the truth! The VA has a "presumptive list" of problems that can definitely be associated with exposure to these chemicals, but bladder cancer is not on this list yet in spite of the opinions of so many experts! I am petitioning for our government and the VA to final admit what they already know and do the right thing by adding bladder cancer to this list among other things. As an example, prostate cancer is on their presumptive list, so if you were in Vietnam and develop prostrate cancer, you can get help from the VA! So why not bladder cancer and other things which there is so much evidence from numerous experts? I would greatly appreciate you signing my petition and so would many other Vietnam Veterans who were "poisoned" in Vietnam and had our government and the VA turn their backs on them when they need help! Thanks!
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The Issue
I joined the military two weeks after turning 17 years old and served in Vietnam during 1965 and 1966. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer three months ago and started reading about the main causes. There were six boys in my family and only the two youngest developed bladder cancer. This was my brother who was 2 years older than me, and myself. My brother died ten years ago from bladder cancer and now I have it. We were the only two of six boys who were in Vietnam. Now the VA wants me to believe this is only a coincidence even though there is overwhelming evidence that the chemicals that were sprayed in Vietnam is one of the main cause, especially "Agent Blue" which contains arsenic and got into the soil, the water supplies, food sources, etc. There is a huge amount of evidence that has been documented by numerous medical, biological, and science experts that exposure to these chemicals can cause certain problems decades after exposure to these chemicals and why so many Vietnam Veterans are now having these types of problems. The VA knows about all of these reports but wants to dismiss them until all of the Vietnam Veterans finally die off.....maybe then they will admit the truth! The VA has a "presumptive list" of problems that can definitely be associated with exposure to these chemicals, but bladder cancer is not on this list yet in spite of the opinions of so many experts! I am petitioning for our government and the VA to final admit what they already know and do the right thing by adding bladder cancer to this list among other things. As an example, prostate cancer is on their presumptive list, so if you were in Vietnam and develop prostrate cancer, you can get help from the VA! So why not bladder cancer and other things which there is so much evidence from numerous experts? I would greatly appreciate you signing my petition and so would many other Vietnam Veterans who were "poisoned" in Vietnam and had our government and the VA turn their backs on them when they need help! Thanks!
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Petition created on November 19, 2015