VSM Legal Precedence (16 Aug 06)
Or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM)
that preceded the VSM
This landmark decision sets aside the definition of "service in 'Nam"
Over-turns any attempt by the VA to limit benefits to Vietnam-era Veterans
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Thailand Vietnam Veterans for Equal Treatment (TVVET)
Exposure to AO while serving in Thailand
Other News Articles - GOVT COVER-UP
See "Southeast Asia" inference..
See also
Okinawa 1998 BVA Ruling Cover-Up*
Anderson AFB/Guam Ruling
.. two (2) other areas DOD denies use or storage of Agent Orange or herbicides.
* Kyodo News uncovers this one.
See also R & R in Thailand for Vietnam Personnel
Mac Flight Data
Thailand/AO Claim,
Case #2,
Case #3,
Case #4,
Case #5,
and Case #6
Search Veterans' Board of Appeal for Cases
.. search keyword Thailand.
For more information for those that served in Thailand vs. Vietnam,
please click here for
Thailand Vietnam Veterans for Equal Treatment
(TVVET).
List of diseases and conditions covered,
click here.
See also Claim Supporting Documents.
Unit Movement documents, eg, morning reports.
"Evidence of Service in Vietnam"
may seem elusive
to many of you, but did you keep a pay stub
(CZ tax exempt period,)
legal precedence citings,
and what I call the "Pay Stub Debacle"
A photo you were in (see to the right,)
military driver's license
(endorsed @ RVN,) or vaccination shot record (stamped) in Vietnam?
The laws and rules (regs) regarding "presumptive" is in your favor with
regards to "stepping foot in Vietnam" .. even where the plane you landed on/in just
had the damn doors open !
That's right .. you are (physically) on the ground .. in the plane.
Pay Voucher (Pay Stub) illustratios:
JAN 68
CZ Tax Exempt
EM CZ JAN 68
BVA Precedence 7/20/07,
Boyd v. Nicholson;
Intransit Statement re:
email
re: Citation Nr: 0515988
Decision Date: 06/14/05
"Service personnel records reflect that the veteran did not
serve in the Republic of Vietnam. It is noted that, in
February 1967, the veteran was transferred to Thailand, where
he served until December 1967. The veteran has maintained
that he stopped in Vietnam to change planes while en route to
Thailand. He reported that he was in Vietnam for roughly
four hours."
"The Board notes that there is no
requirement as to how long the veteran was in Vietnam; even a
few hours of service in country is sufficient to establish
the presumption of exposure."
"Therefore,
resolving all doubt in favor of the veteran, service
connection for diabetes mellitus is granted on a presumptive
basis due to Agent Orange exposure."
15 Sep 06 Award of Vietnam Service Medal (VSM)
has been ruled to justify the V.A. concede presumption of exposure to herbicides application.
See VSM Update (15 Sep 06)
and Haas v. Nicholson (16 Aug 06)
Please email or phone updates to (702) 363-3290 or
email here.
More on the history of the Army Engineers
that
served in Thailand.
p.s. If you are thinking that that is the only period of counterinsurgency "exercises," you are
(widely) mistaken. On file @ 1 Aug 69 - 31 Oct 69 ..
I just love how naive citizens of this country are.
Thailand: anatomy of a counterinsurgency victory
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