Prior to submitting a PIES O34 request to the U.S. Army and Joint Services f. Requesting Verification of Records Research Center (JSRRC) for verification of herbicide exposure, the Service Aboard development activity must ensure Ships Offshore of the RVN or all possible avenues of verifying exposure to herbicides have been on Inland exhausted, to include Waterways following the development guidance in M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, From the 1.H.2.a-e JSRRC consulting the resources on the the U.S. Navy web site the , which contains the histories of all attack squadrons (“VA” prefix) and strike fighter squadrons (“VFA” prefix), for Navy flight personnel who state they served with a unit in Vietnam the Veteran has identified a cumulative 60-day time frame for docking or inland waterway travel which may include different dates as long as the cumulative number of days does not exceed 60 days, and the service department has been unable to provide verification that the Veteran went ashore or traveled on inland waterways. The PIES O34 request to JSRRC include the following Important: must information the name and hull number of the ship, such as U.S. Ship (USS) Galveston (CLG 3), and the during which the ship traveled on inland waterways docked to shore or pier, or sent crew members ashore. Concede exposure to herbicides on a presumptive if the Note: Veteran’s unit history shows RVN in-country service, consistent with the Veteran’s dates of assignment to that unit, and Veteran provides a lay statement of personal in-country service. g. Processing Agent Orange was transported, stored, or used aboard U.S. Navy or Coast not Claims Based Guard ships. on Storage of Agent Orange If a Veteran claims exposure to herbicides due to transport, storage, or use Aboard U.S. aboard a U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship, associate a copy of the JSRRC Navy and Coast memorandum shown in M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.H.2.h with the Veteran’s Guard Ships claims folder. When a Veteran claims exposure to herbicides during service aboard a ship in h. Mandatory Claims Folder offshore waters based on shipboard herbicide transportation, storage, or use, Documentation associate a copy of the JSRRC memorandum provided below with the for Veterans Veteran’s claim folder.
f. Requesting Verification of Service Aboard Ships Offshore of the RVN or on Inland Waterways From the JSRRC Prior to submitting a PIES O34 request to the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) for verification of herbicide exposure, the development activity must ensure all possible avenues of verifying exposure to herbicides have been exhausted, to include following the development guidance in M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.H.2.a-e consulting the resources on the the U.S. Navy web site the , which contains the histories of all attack squadrons (“VA” prefix) and strike fighter squadrons (“VFA” prefix), for Navy flight personnel who state they served with a unit in Vietnam the Veteran has identified a cumulative 60-day time frame for docking or inland waterway travel which may include different dates as long as the cumulative number of days does not exceed 60 days, and the service department has been unable to provide verification that the Veteran went ashore or traveled on inland waterways. Important: The PIES O34 request to JSRRC must include the following information the name and hull number of the ship, such as U.S. Ship (USS) Galveston (CLG 3), and the during which the ship traveled on inland waterways docked to shore or pier, or sent crew members ashore. Note: Concede exposure to herbicides on a presumptive if the Veteran’s unit history shows RVN in-country service, consistent with the Veteran’s dates of assignment to that unit, and Veteran provides a lay statement of personal in-country service. g. Processing Claims Based on Storage of Agent Orange Aboard U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Ships Agent Orange was not transported, stored, or used aboard U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ships. If a Veteran claims exposure to herbicides due to transport, storage, or use aboard a U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship, associate a copy of the JSRRC memorandum shown in M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.H.2.h with the Veteran’s claims folder. h. Mandatory Claims Folder Documentation for Veterans When a Veteran claims exposure to herbicides during service aboard a ship in offshore waters based on shipboard herbicide transportation, storage, or use, associate a copy of the JSRRC memorandum provided below with the Veteran’s claim folder.
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