Birth defects linked to Agent Orange Spina bifida is a spinal cord birth defect A baby develops spina bifida while still in the womb In some cases, a parent's past contact with specific chemicals causes this birth defect If you served in Vietnam or Thailand, or in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)—and your child has spina bifida or certain other birth defects—your child may beMetaanalyses of the most current studies on the association between Agent Orange and birth defects have concluded that there is a statistically significant correlation such that having a parent who was exposed to Agent Orange at any point in their life will increase one's likelihood of either possessing or acting as a genetic carrier of birth defects Vietnamese studies specifically Birth defects such as neural tube defects are the most common effects of Agent Orange in the second generation exposed to Agent Orange That's the bad news The good news is that children of Vietnam veterans with a qualifying health condition may be eligible for healthcare services, vocational training, and other benefits through the US
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Vietnam war agent orange birth defects-Agent Orange Associated Conditions Birth Defects in Children of Women Vietnam Veterans VA presumes that certain birth defects in biological children of women Vietnam Veterans were caused by military service when the birth mother served in Vietnam during the period beginning and ending on Although the US Veterans Affairs department acknowledges birth defects in children of Vietnam vets, no chemical company has been held accountable for the Vietnamese casualties of Agent Orange
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Nguyen Minh Anh, aged 21, born with ichthyosis (thought to be unrelated to Agent Orange) and mental illness (his scaly skin led him to be Exposure to Agent Orange has been shown to cause a variety of serious health conditions, and has also been associated with certain birth defects in the offspring of exposed veterans Children of veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War and have an associated birth defect may be eligible for VA compensation and other VA benefits Slightly more than 13 percent of veterans who sprayed, handled or were sprayed by Agent Orange reported having a child with birth defects born during or after the war
Vietnam New Evidence Links Birth Defects In Vietnam With Chemical Defoliants Like Agent Orange Used During War By Usa 1966 VLVA1263SYW7MX2IS8DTQP27DP1U2VIETNAMNEWEVIDENCELINKSBIRTHDEFECTSINVIETNAMWITH Then, How did the Vietnam War eventually end?Despite studies showing connections between Agent Orange and a number of birth defects, VA recognizes only one birth defect as being associated with Agent Orange spina bifida Following a 1996 US National Academy of Sciences study linking it to male veterans' exposure to Agent Orange, VA presumed connection for children with spina bifida whose fathers were exposed
Birth defects and heart problems are showing up not only in the children, but the grandchildren of veterans who served in America's military during the Vietnam War The question is whether Agent Orange, a powerful poison sprayed by the military to wipe out vegetation, is a contributing factor Emma Ackerson, 9, of Holiday, looks like any other little girl playing her with As the years passed, it became apparent, through mere observation alone, that birth defects and serious health problems were linked to Agent Orange In the early 1980s, Dow Chemical and several other chemical companies were sued by more than ",000 Vietnam veterans, their widows and their children"Heartbreaking pictures were captured by Britishborn photographer Francis Wade on trip to Vietnam
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This dispersion of Agent Orange over a vast area of central and south Vietnam poisoned the soil, river systems, lakes and rice paddies of Vietnam, enabling toxic chemicals to enter the food chain Between 1962 and 1971, US military forces sprayed millions of gallons of herbicides over South Vietnam Agent Orange accounted for much of the total sprayed After a scientific report in 1969 concluded that one of the primary chemicals used in Agent Orange could cause birth defects in laboratory animals, use of the herbicide was suspended In addition, Vietnam claims half a million children have been born with serious birth defects, while as many 2 million people are suffering from
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Birth defects are the most emotionally charged part of the disagreement, with some Vietnamese claiming nearly every child born with a deformity is a victim of Agent Orange, Spina bifida is a "birth defect" that occurs when the spine and the spinal cord do not form properly To qualify, the child must have been conceived after the birth father or mother first entered Vietnam or Thailand between , and , or after the birth father or mother first entered the Korean DMZ between , and Concerns that Agent Orange was not just sickening vets but also causing birth defects in their children surfaced after troops returned from war four decades ago Veterans reported that some of
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An impressive body of scientific evidence points to increases in birth defects and developmental problems in the children of Vietnam veterans and others exposed to dioxinlike chemicals Agent Orange was a combination of two defoliants, 2,4,5T and 2,4D contaminated by dioxin (TCDD), a toxic byproduct of the chemical production process Keywords Agent Orange, Birth defects, Spina Bifida, Vietnam War "Vietnam Veterans' Risks for Fathering Babies with Birth Defects" (1984), by J David Erickson, Joseph Mulinare, Philip W McClain, Terry G Fitch, Levy M James, Anne B McClearn, Myron J Adams, Jr In 1984, J David Erickson and his research team published the results of a study titled "Vietnam Birth Defects in Children of Vietnam and Korea Veterans VA has recognized that certain birth defects among Veterans' children are associated with Veterans' qualifying service in Vietnam or Korea Spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta), a defect in the developing fetus that results in incomplete closing of the spine, is associated with Veterans' exposure to Agent Orange
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What birth defects are caused by Agent Orange?After returning home, Vietnam veterans began to suspect their ill health or the instances of their wives having miscarriages or children born with birth defects might be related to Agent Orange and the other toxic herbicides to which they had been exposed in VietnamMore than 40 years on from the Vietnam war, infants are being born with birth defects linked to Agent Orange, but US courts remain unsatisfied with evidence indicating a connection
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