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My Agent Orange exposure and VA claim experience

James M. Cripps When I filed my first claim in 2005 the DOD and the VA were very adamant that AO had never been used in CONUS, PERIOD! In order to Substantiate my AO exposure claim I needed, first to … Continue reading

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This is what Agent Orange will do to you over time, this is my VA disability ratings as of 0/14/2022

Your individual ratings 0% scars, anterior trunk Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 0% scars, posterior trunk Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 0% scars, right lower extremity Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 0% scars, left lower extremity Service-connected disability? Yes Effective date:07/31/2020 30% painful scars … Continue reading

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You can stick a fork in me now because I am done

I began my VA claims saga in 2005. My first success was in November 2009, whereupon I was granted the very first claim for AO exposure at a military instillation in CONUS. That award was a 100% P&T plus an … Continue reading

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VA’s caregiver program, (PCAFC)

Due to the passage of the Mission act, us older veterans of the Vietnam era are no longer fenced out of the benefits under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. After a ten year wait, application for the … Continue reading

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Advanced to SMC R-2 rating

On 07/03/2021 I traveled to the Veterans Hospital in Nashville Tennessee. My wife let me out at the emergency room door. In a great amount of pain, I reached for the door handle and woke up thirty days later. I … Continue reading

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Bad day at Fort Benning

I knew that July 1967 day at Fort Benning Georgia was going to be a bad day when the tear gas attack interrupted my early morning smoke break. The order had been given to take a break and, “smoke em … Continue reading

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Agent Orange EXPOSURE, first ever claim granted inside CONUS!

Click here to see who James M. Cripps is and how he was exposed to agent orange inside CONUS!

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