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Agent Orange: Exposure
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Firstly, regarding evidence of direct contact/exposure to Agent Orange, the facts show that the spraying of Agent Orange at Base Gagetown was isolated to a three-day period in June 1966 and a four-day period in June 1967. As noted earlier, your employer has no record of your employment during this period. In addition, your employment as a kitchen helper would not have resulted in any direct contact/expore to Agent Orange.
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[T]he legacy of the use of Agent Orange is more profound than just the damage to the ecosystem. And it is one that has had consequences far beyond the forests of South-East Asia. Indeed, it has followed the American personnel home. Despite much conjecture from chemical companies, an independent scientific review has concluded that there is a significant link between exposure to Agent Orange and serious illness ˜ including various cancers, serious skin disorders (chloracne) and liver disorders.(3)
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By 1983, the results of studies of Agent Orange and dioxin exposure began to trickle in. They were, for the most part, contradictory and confusing. A series of studies conducted between 1974 and 1983 by Dr. Lennart Hardell, the so called Swedish studies, showed a link between exposure to Agent Orange and soft tissue sarcomas and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. And in July 1983, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report citing "an association" between dioxin exposure and incidence of soft tissue sarcoma.
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The US Institute of Medicine (IOM) is the leading scientific authority on Agent Orange. The IOM has identified several medical conditions that have an association with Agent Orange exposure. These conditions include:
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[T]he CDC had been taking blood samples of 646 Vietnam veterans, selected on the basis of probable exposure to Agent Orange, to test the level of dioxin in their blood. Other scientists were highly critical of this method of testing, but the CDC moved on.
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[I]t has offered an extremely restrictive compensation package: only those who served between June 1966 and September 1967, and suffer from specific health problems linked to Agent Orange exposure can apply. This leaves thousands of affected veterans and civilians still waiting.
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