question: HELLO DOCTOR- MY NAME IS ALEJANDRO . I AM 68 YEARS OLD AND HAVE SEVERAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING EDS. I AM A VIET NAM VET AND SERVED IN KOREA 1968 TO 69. WHILE THERE WITH USARMY ENGINEERS, I WITH OTHERS WERE IN WATER AND CONTAMINATED RICE PADDIES WITH WHAT I NOW KNOW AS AGENT ORANGE . WHEN I REACHED 40, I FOUND OUT I HAD TYPE II DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PREASURE, CATARACTS, PERYPHERAL NEORAPATHY, QUADRUPLE BI-PASS IN 2003, AND EDS SINCE THEN. THE VA HAS REJECTED MY CLAIM FOR AGENT ORANGE OR SERVICE CONNECTED. I HAVE NEVER SMOKED IN MY LIFE, NEVER TRIED ANY ILLEGAL DRUG, NEVER HAD MORE THAN 2 BEERS A MONTH, AND ALWAYS STAYED IN SHAPE BY JOGGIN, WALKING, PUSH UPS AND SITUPS UNTILL 2003 I HAD THE CHEST PAIN ON THE TRACK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN OBEASE, I AM 5 9 AND WEIGH 165 LBS AT THAT TIME. NOW I CAN HARDLY WALK 50 FEET. I GET EXHAUSTED AND THE FEET HURT . THE VA WILL not ACCEPT THAT IT WAS THE AGENT ORANGE WHERE MY AILMENTS BEGAN. CHECK OUT AGENTORANGEKOREA.COM SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT MANY US MILITARY VETERANS MY AGE ARE GOING THROUGH. YOUR HELP WILL REALLY HELP US VETS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AM