VA Disability Lawyers Offer Armed Forces Veterans Legal Representation for Agent Orange Claims

(prHWY.com) March 31, 2012 - Jackson, MS -- Jackson, Mississippi (March 5, 2012) - Veterans Benefits Law Group, the Jackson-based practice of Veterans disability lawyers. Derek L. Hall and Gregory D. Keenum, offers outstanding legal representation for clients pursuing Agent Orange exposure claims. This service is for the benefit of former members of the United States Armed Forces who served in Vietnam between 1962 and 1975. Vietnam veterans with diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure may be eligible for compensation and health care from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Agent Orange was the code name for the defoliant and herbicide used in order to clear vegetation in combat areas and to expose enemy supply lines. A mixture composed of equal parts 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), Agent Orange was shipped to Vietnam in orange-striped 55-gallon barrels hence its name. The contamination of the herbicide 2,4,5-T with a toxic dioxin compound was later discovered to be responsible for Agent Orange's hazardous effects.

VA considers a number of diseases - called presumptive diseases - directly related to a Vietnam veteran's qualifying military service for compensation. These include chronic B-cell leukemia, diabetes mellitus type 2, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Parkinson's disease, prostate and respiratory cancers, and more. Certain birth defects such as spina bifida have also been associated with Vietnam veterans' qualifying military service. Any of these may make a veteran and his or her children or survivors eligible for service-connected compensation.

A veteran pursuing an Agent Orange claim must submit proof of service in Vietnam (DD214/ 201 Claims File/Service Medical Records), a medical diagnosis of an associated disease, and any medical proof that the disease in question began within the deadline. Veterans disability lawyers Hall and Keenum provide legal assistance for clients applying for VA Benefits as well as for those appealing claims that have been denied or delayed.

Accredited VA disability lawyers Hall and Keenum offer free case evaluations for Agent Orange claims. Interested parties can find out more about Agent Orange and other chemical exposure claims by visiting www.VABenefitsLawGroup.com.

About Veterans Benefits Law Group, P.L.L.C.

Veterans Benefits Law Group is the practice of accredited VA disability lawyers Derek L. Hall and Gregory D. Keenum. Located at 1764 Lelia Drive, Jackson, MS, the practice represents veterans whose benefits have been denied by VA. Hall and Keenum combine their dedication and legal know-how with an aggressive, individualized approach to each client's case.

Call Veterans Benefits Law Group at (888) 454-5197 toll-free for a free case evaluation today.

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