Hydrocephalus

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?

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.

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.

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

My uncle was in Vietnam and was showered with agent orange and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. His wife searched the internet and found a doctor in California that agreed to see him and found out he had hydrocephalus. He was shunted and he was able to walk without falling and was able to dance again and that made him a happy man. He has passed his lungs just gave out!

For this, one has to operated for a Shunt. Is there any other method to deal with HS? Any incidents or experience? Pls share any pointers. BR

i had t.he surgery for the shunt and it really works good i an walk but at night when i need to get uo for bathroom i dont walk so good i need to hang on to bbed and dressers to get out to bathroom just gotta move slow and carefully

i have hydrosephalus and didnt know i ould claim it.. maye i should try.