https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/
Programs & services
Listed on the organization's official site (va.gov), checked Aug 24, 2026. Always confirm availability with the organization.
- VA disability compensationVeterans who have a health condition caused by exposure to Agent Orange during service and served in a location that exposed them to Agent Orange.
- Supplemental ClaimVeterans whose disability claim was denied in the past and whose condition is now considered presumptive, or Blue Water Navy Veterans denied under the old law.
- Agent Orange Registry health examVeterans who meet any of the service requirements for presumption of contact with Agent Orange, even if they don’t have a known condition.
Eligibility
You may be eligible for VA disability compensation based on Agent Orange exposure if you meet both of these requirements. Both of these must be true: You have a health condition that’s caused by exposure to Agent Orange, and
How to apply
Summarized from the program's official site (va.gov), checked Aug 24, 2026. Always confirm details with the program.
- Confirm you have an Agent Orange-related health condition and service in a location or role the page lists for exposure.
- File a new disability compensation claim online, by mail, in person, or with the help of a trained professional.
- Submit a medical record showing you have an Agent Orange-related health condition.
- Submit military records showing how you were exposed to Agent Orange during service.
- If your condition isn’t on the presumptive list, provide evidence it started during or got worse because of service, or scientific or medical evidence linking it to Agent Orange.
- Submit your discharge or separation papers showing your time and location of service.
- If VA denied your claim before and the page now considers your condition presumptive, file a Supplemental Claim.
- If your prior denial was for bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, or Parkinsonism, do not file another claim; wait for VA’s review letter.
What to bring
- Medical record showing an Agent Orange-related health condition
- Military records showing how you were exposed to Agent Orange during service
- Evidence the condition started during or got worse because of military service
- Scientific or medical evidence the condition is caused by Agent Orange
- Discharge or separation papers showing time and location of service
- DD214 or other separation documents
- USAF Form 2096, USAF Form 5, or USAF Form 781 for certain C-123 claims
- Dependency records such as a marriage certificate and children’s birth certificates
What to expect
If VA denied a past claim for bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, or Parkinsonism, VA says it will automatically review the case and send a letter. For some Blue Water Navy Supplemental Claims, VA says approved claims may receive retroactive payment back to the original claim date.
Contact
- Call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 1-877-424-383824/7 — connects veterans who are homeless or at risk with local help.
- Serves all of Georgia
Next step
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Source: VA.gov, the official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. Details can change; confirm directly with the program.
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