Polycythemia Vera
Has anyone heard of any links between Polycythemia Vera & AO? I have to have therapeutic phlebotomy done monthly due to excess red blood cells & am wondering if there is a link that I should...
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Hi, I actually have been researching this, as I am a 37 year old female who was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera a few years ago. I do not carry the genetic "factor" for the disease. My father is a...
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andibeth71 wrote: . . . . My father is a Vietnam Vet who was stationed "on the Ranch" (Air Force). I believe very strongly that there is a connection between AO exposure and PV as the Leukemia that...
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I believe very strongly that there is a connection between AO exposure and PV as the Leukemia that can result from PV is AML, You can search till the cows come home and believe as strongly as you want...
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Are those cows on that "RANCH?" Are you talking about water buffalo or the two legged kind?
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Nam Marine served in the DMZ, diagnosed with PV about 10 years ago.VA does not recognize PV as sevice connected UNLESS you were exposed to radiation!
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I have now had PV for 8 years.Ā I have been appealing every denial because I know that there are appellate decisions granting service connected PV to AO for Vietnam veterans.Ā This decision that was...
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The big difference I see in your situation and his was the early onset issue. The early onset was a significant part of that decision. Keep in mind that the BVA does not make law, they are very...
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Does anyone know if there's a connection to Polycythemia-vera and exposure to JP-4 jet fuel? I was diagnosed with PV in Dec. of 2010. I know JP-4 has .05% Benzene ,and Benzene is assoicated with bone...
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andibeth71 wrote:Hi, I actually have been researching this, as I am a 37 year old female who was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera a few years ago. I do not carry the genetic "factor" for the disease....
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Does anyone know if there's a connection to Polycythemia-vera and exposure to JP-4 jet fuel?There is no known connection that the VA automatically recognizes. There is also some study that will...
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I have just gotten a 40% Agent Orange PV disability. I was first diagnosed with it about 8 months after my return from RVN. After 40+ years of trying to find a connection, my Hematologist found...
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To my Vietnam Brothers: I was a doorgunner on Assault Helicopters in Vietnam and was diagnosed with Polycythemia in November 2013. I am under a Hematologist's care and have had phlebotomy treatments....
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Folks: We really have two different questions being posed: (1) Vietnam veteran with PV . . . is not considered a presumptive condition related to Agent Orange exposure and will be considered on a...
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I have been diagnose with pv 9 yrs ago my children have been helping me with researching this disease and as we research we find that there is more and more vietnam vets with these same disease and I...
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Hi My father also served in Vietnam and I also have polycythemia. I am 45 years old. I have had it all my life. But just about 6-7 years ago was diagnosed. We now know why I was so ill, well my folks...
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