General Discussion

sorefeet

(1,241 posts) Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:24 PM Dec 2015

The VA said it was just old age

but when my buddie called and said he was so weak he couldn't pick up his dog bowl, I said get to the ER immediately. One x-ray and he was diagnosed as multiple myeloma, last stage. Three ribs were eaten away by the spine. Classical Agent Orange according to doctors. They have denied his claim and he said he is quite sure they would prefer he die. How do other countries treat THEIR Vets????????

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The VA said it was just old age (Original Post) sorefeet Dec 2015 OP

Vets get the same treatment as everybody else. Downwinder Dec 2015 #1

Who is everybody else sorefeet Dec 2015 #2

Not always true Tom Rinaldo Dec 2015 #3

Regardless my sorefeet Dec 2015 #4

Prez Carter might get more attention JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #5

They're actually pretty good about agent orange exposure... HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #6

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

1. Vets get the same treatment as everybody else.

Reply to sorefeet (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:45 PM

Dec 2015

With universal health care everyone gets treatment. Without, it is catch as catch can.

sorefeet

(1,241 posts)

2. Who is everybody else

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:56 PM

Dec 2015

Vets are treated different. All Vets don't receive the same treatment. Or I wouldn't have just sold my soul for dentures.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,918 posts)

3. Not always true

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:57 PM

Dec 2015

Sometimes there is an immoral perceived "self interest" being "protected" by some in government seeking to deny liability for wide scale injury to public health. The same is sometimes at play regarding radiation exposure. Deny culpability by denying the scope of the problem by denying the nature of the illness itself. Government s not alone in this of course. Corporate America does the same, it's just that the government is uniquely on the hook for illnesses that could be service related.

sorefeet

(1,241 posts)

4. Regardless my

Reply to sorefeet (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 07:04 PM

Dec 2015

my friend is going to die because of inferior treatment. I find it odd that Jimmy Carter is cured with brain cancer in less than a year.
I am extremely happy for president Carter, I love the man but what about my friend. Ya think he gets different treatment.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,375 posts)

5. Prez Carter might get more attention

Reply to sorefeet (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 07:11 PM

Dec 2015

he's not on a waiting list for that new fancy drug.

he's not suffering from something that is an embarrassment to the pentagon.

effects of agent orange are consistently denied, your friend is not alone in this travesty. He has my respect and sympathy.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

6. They're actually pretty good about agent orange exposure...

Reply to sorefeet (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 07:17 PM

Dec 2015

Eligibility has expanded way past vets exposed in Vietnam. It now incorporates pretty much everywhere the stuff was stored handled to make ready spraying, places it was sprayed and even places where it was disposed. Even dependents may have benefits.

Anyone with an exposure should check VA eligibility rules...don't think that a previous denial years ago means the same exists today.

Reply to this discussion