types of cancer from agent orange
Other Diseases and Agent Orange. The Department of Veteranâs Affairs acknowledges that there are a number of various Agent Orange-related conditions aside from lung cancer. Some of these diseases include the following: (A disease must be at least 10% disabling to the veteran to receive compensation by law.) 1  respiratory cancers, including lung cancer. 2  acute and sub acute peripheral neuropathy. 3  chloracne. chronic lymphocytic leukemia.  diabetes mellitus (type 1  II) Hodgkinâs disease.  multiple myeloma.
If a Vietnam veteran is diagnosed with one or more of the following cancers and can provide documentation of Agent Orange exposure, he or she is eligible for benefits, including free medical care. Both Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Lung cancer. Cancers of the bronchus, larynx (voice box), and trachea.