Illnesses Caused by and Connected to Agent Orange | Department of Veterans Affairs | theSITREP

In this series of theSITREP, Paul sits down with Dr. Maxine Krengel, a Nueropsychologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs, who is an expert on Agent Orange. They cover what Agent Orange is, symptoms of exposure, research, Agent Orange registries and more. Links to the other episodes are listed below. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss future episodes of theSITREP! Links for additional videos about VA disability, VA home loans, VA health care, and more are below.
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ADDITIONAL VIDEOS ON THIS TOPIC AND OTHERS
What is Agent Orange?
• What is Agent Orange? ...
How Many Veterans Have Been Exposed?
• How Many Veterans Have...
Illnesses Connected to Agent Orange
• Illnesses Caused by an...
VA Research & Agent Orange
• How is Agent Orange Ex...
VA’s Agent Orange Registries
• Agent Orange Registrie...
Why Being in VA Matters
• Agent Orange Exposure:...
VA Home Loans
• VA Home Loans | Applyi...
How to Enroll in VA Health Care
• How to Enroll in VA He...
VA Disability and who can apply?
• What is VA Disability ...
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VHA: VA’s Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health care network in the United States, with 1,255 health care facilities serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
VBA: Veterans can earn a range of benefits that help them transition back to civilian life in the country they fought to defend. Through the Veterans Benefits Administration, VA helps servicemembers transition out of military service, and assists with education, home loans, life insurance and much more.
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