My sister was born legally blind and more, later we found dad was Army Infantry 66-68 Vietnam, so is there possible AO connection?

PO3 Aaron Hassay — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:03:29 -0400

Response by SPC Nancy Greene made Aug 11 at 2020 12:15 AM

SPC Nancy Greene — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:15:13 -0400

Good Question PO3 Aaron Hassay !
You might want to get the opinion of SGT Robert Pryor SP5 Jim Curry SPC Randy Zimmerman @ PO3 Bob PO3 Bob McCord @ TSgt David TSgt David L. SGT Private RallyPoint Member

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2020 12:20 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:20:26 -0400

Agent Orange? I believe so, at that time on Guam the Airforce was spraying the fence line at Anderson AF base.
My brother was in the Nam 1966 with the 101st ABN, and they were spraying AO then.

Response by TSgt David L. made Aug 11 at 2020 12:29 AM

TSgt David L. — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:29:10 -0400

It would be hard to prove PO3 Aaron Hassay and the VA barely takes of Vets with it so connecting the possible dots would likely get y'all nothing. It would be interesting to find out though.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Aug 11 at 2020 12:57 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:57:13 -0400

It could well be there are birth problems of defects that are passed on to the children of Veteran's that were exposed to Agent Orange from the exposed parent. The connection to agent orange is possible but proving it is may well be an uphill battle. That may have happened anyway, its hard to say but I doubt the VA or the government will be much help to anyone on that. In any event it would be a good idea for Your father to have an Agent Orange screening Himself. I had that done by the VA esp as I was in an area of Vietnam where Agent Orange was in very heavy use.

Response by CPT Topher Murphy made Aug 11 at 2020 7:28 AM

CPT Topher Murphy — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:28:36 -0400

Here is the VA website that addresses your question:

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/benefits/children-birth-defects.asp

I didn't see blindness on the list, but it'd be worth following up with someone at the VA.

children-birth-defects.asp

Response by SPC Albert Blosser made Aug 11 at 2020 10:57 PM

SPC Albert Blosser — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:57:23 -0400

Blindness as a birth defect resulting from AO exposure is not listed as a presumptive condition