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Thank you for clarifying your post. I may be dense but I still do not understand "Since you are so sure that AO did not cause it, surely you never filed for it."
I agree with the 3.8 number per year. It has been 41 years since the end of the war so it comes to 156 per 100,000 in the general population which is still less than the 768 per 100,000 per Vietnam veterans. This is a fairer comparison. As a matter of curiosity where did you get the 768 number?
For the record I applied for MDS disability today. I am basing it on the benzene exposure I had when I was the company armorer in 1961-2. The person submitting my claim said that I was the second veteran in 10 years of filing claims that had MDS.
I am guessing my claim will be rejected. Someone will have fun reading the 6 inches of medical records that I submitted.
As a matter of curiosity what is your status with regard to MDS and the VA?
Ray
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