Hydrocephalus

Posted by johns92118 @johns92118, Oct 24, 2023

I have hydrocephalus and wondering if anyone has heard input agent orange causing it. I am a Vietnam

M veteran and have had prostrate cancer and twice I have had bladder cancer also high blood pressure a
Lk these are presumed by the va to be caused by agent orange I will look for an answer thank you

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Welcome @johns92118, Sorry to hear you are dealing with multiple conditions due to agent orange exposure. I'm also a Vietnam veteran but fortunately had no exposure. There may possibly be a connection or link but the one I've seen listed by the VA is birth defects for women Vietnam veterans (Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis) - Vietnam Veterans: Is Your Medical Condition on the Agent Orange Presumptive List?: https://vaclaimsinsider.com/agent-orange-presumptive-list/.

I did find another reference but it's also related to birth defects:
"In Vietnam, the Vietnamese Red Cross also associates the following with exposure to dioxin: liver cancer; lipid metabolism disorder; reproductive abnormalities and congenital deformities such as cleft lip, cleft palate, club foot, hydrocephalus, neural tube defects, fused digits, muscle malformations and paralysis; and some developmental disabilities."
--- Health Effects: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/agent-orange-in-vietnam-program/health-effects/.

I'm not sure if you have already seen this but it might provide some answers for you.
--- Agent Orange exposure and VA disability compensation: https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/.

Have you talked with or contacted the Veteran's Administration?

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I’m dealing with high blood pressure, hydrocephalus, stokes, diabetes, and the onset of Parkinson’s disease in both my father and my uncle. Both were exposed to large amounts of agent orange, one being a paratrooper that jumped right into that fog.

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@spiku80

I’m dealing with high blood pressure, hydrocephalus, stokes, diabetes, and the onset of Parkinson’s disease in both my father and my uncle. Both were exposed to large amounts of agent orange, one being a paratrooper that jumped right into that fog.

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i was in vietnam also and i have hydrosephalus accordint to the va agent orange did not cause that but if you find out different please let me know.. i had prostrate cancer and bladder cancer two times also hypertension and a lot of aftereffects of bladder cancer and prostrate ca ncer and no i am not 100 percent.

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@johnbishop

Welcome @johns92118, Sorry to hear you are dealing with multiple conditions due to agent orange exposure. I'm also a Vietnam veteran but fortunately had no exposure. There may possibly be a connection or link but the one I've seen listed by the VA is birth defects for women Vietnam veterans (Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis) - Vietnam Veterans: Is Your Medical Condition on the Agent Orange Presumptive List?: https://vaclaimsinsider.com/agent-orange-presumptive-list/.

I did find another reference but it's also related to birth defects:
"In Vietnam, the Vietnamese Red Cross also associates the following with exposure to dioxin: liver cancer; lipid metabolism disorder; reproductive abnormalities and congenital deformities such as cleft lip, cleft palate, club foot, hydrocephalus, neural tube defects, fused digits, muscle malformations and paralysis; and some developmental disabilities."
--- Health Effects: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/agent-orange-in-vietnam-program/health-effects/.

I'm not sure if you have already seen this but it might provide some answers for you.
--- Agent Orange exposure and VA disability compensation: https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/.

Have you talked with or contacted the Veteran's Administration?

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i talked with vso and in owatonna this one is not real helpful not like the two i had in aitkin mn

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