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Agent Orange exposure on Thailand military bases, veterans fight to get disability compensation

To watch more videos about UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERANS SUBSCRIBE to this channel HERE    / @joshroe   **THIS STORY WAS FIRST REPORTED IN 2019 ON OUR PRICE OF FREEDOM SERIES ***Vietnam War Era Veterans who served in Thailand during the war were included in coverage provided by the PACT Act. The results of the legislation has been mixed according to many veterans who have filed claims. Many of those veterans have reported having claims denied or struggling to gain access to the benefits they believe they deserve. We have spent a lot of time on the Price of Freedom the last several years talking about the major health problems Vietnam Veterans are facing due to exposure to Agent Orange. But right now for most people who served in Thailand during the war only a small percentage is getting approved for medical benefits linked to herbicide exposure. "We're dying every day. Every day we have men and women, nurses, clerks and everything like that that are dying from this crap," Roger Jones said. Roger Jones served in the Air Force during Vietnam. He was 20 years old in 1969 when he was sent to Thailand. He says herbicides were used to kill vegetation on the two bases he was stationed and many others. "There's several different types. There's Agent Orange, Agent Blue, Agent Purple, Agent Green, Agent White all of them have one thing in common they all have dioxin mixed in with it," Roger Jones said. "We all know that dioxin is a deadly chemical that affects the human body. It tears it up slowly but surely." If you were in country in Vietnam and you have any of the 14 illnesses on the VA's website linked to Agent Orange exposure the VA will provide medical coverage. A recently signed law called the Blue Water Navy Act allows coverage for the same conditions if you were on a Naval Vessel that operated not more than 12 nautical miles from Vietnam's shores, but if you served in Thailand only those whose service "involved duty on or near the perimeters of military bases" get VA medical coverage. We went to Cleveland and sat down with Roger Jones and four other veterans who served in Thailand during Vietnam. All five of these men have illnesses on that VA list but most of their claims have been denied. "Well I've had triple by-pass surgery. I got seven stints, defibrillator, pacemaker, and don't know anybody in my family who has had heart trouble like this," Air Force Veteran, Arnie Sellers said. Now there is a group of bills in Congress that would give these veterans access to benefits due to exposure. Roger Jones is now 70 years old. He has Parkinson's Disease, and other illnesses on the VA list. He and these other men need help and they need it now. "The thing about it is we were all killed in South East Asia," Roger Jones said. "Our bodies just haven't quit yet. I mean this stuff is killing us." Right now there is a push across the country called the Orange Envelope Campaign. Veterans like these men are sending Orange Envelopes to Lawmakers letting them know how badly they need help. I spoke with the office of the Congressman who introduced the bills to address this, Representative Bruce Westerman of Arkansas. Currently H.R. 2200 has 41 cosponsors and HR 2201 has 25 cosponsors. There is also companion legislation in the Senate. I also reached out to the Congressmen who represent our area. Congressman Tom Graves is a cosponsor of the legislation. Chuck Fleischmann's office says he will support these bills when they come up for a vote. Scott DesJarlais' office says they are reviewing the bills. We are still waiting to hear from Mark Meadows. Also one of the men we talked to in the interview has since received a higher disability rating from the VA.