Fairfield County Veterans Service Commission

227 E. Main Street, Lancaster, OH 43130           Phone:  740/689-6202          fax:  740/689-6203

Þ Were you a Blue Water Sailor  off  the shores  of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

 Þ Have you been diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type II?

 Contact your County Veterans Service Officer immediately.

You may be able to file a claim with the Veterans Administration and have your Diabetes Type II and all related disabilities adjudicated as Service Connected disabilities and be compensated for them.

 In a recent Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims a Navy Commander was awarded his compensation disability appeal claiming he was exposed to Agent Orange drifting off shore from South Vietnam.

 This decision reverses the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy that veterans had to step on Vietnamese soil in order to entitled to the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange. Thus allowing them to file a disability claim if they are diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type II.

If you think you may have a claim contact: Ed Mohler, CVSO

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