Former
Prisoners of War
Vietnam Veterans
(Exposed to
Agent Orange)
Atomic Veterans
(Exposed to Ionizing Radiation)
Gulf War Veterans
(Undiagnosed Illness)
(1) Imprisoned for any length of time, and disability at least 10 percent disabling:
•psychosis
•any of the anxiety states
•dysthymic disorder
•organic residuals of frostbite
•post-traumatic osteoarthritis
•heart disease or hypertensive vascular disease and their complications
•stroke and its residuals
(2) Imprisoned for at least 30 days, and disability at least 10 percent disabling:
•avitaminosis
•beriberi
•chronic dysentery
•helminthiasis
•malnutrition (including optic atrophy)
•pellagra
•any other nutritional deficiency
•irritable bowel syndrome
•peptic ulcer disease
•peripheral neuropathy
•cirrhosis of the liver