08/03/2026
Here’s a Facebook post focused on PACT Act Agent Orange presumptive locations and written to encourage veterans to check their service history.
🟠 VETERANS: AGENT ORANGE WASN’T JUST ABOUT VIETNAM
A lot of Veterans still believe you had to serve boots-on-the-ground in Vietnam to qualify for presumptive Agent Orange exposure. That is NOT the full story.
The PACT Act expanded the locations where the VA presumes qualifying Veterans were exposed to Agent Orange or other tactical herbicides.
📍 PRESUMPTIVE LOCATIONS & DATES INCLUDE:
🇻🇳 Republic of Vietnam
January 9, 1962 – May 7, 1975
This can also include qualifying service on Vietnam’s inland waterways and certain Blue Water Navy service within 12 nautical miles.
🇹🇭 Thailand — U.S. or Royal Thai military bases
January 9, 1962 – June 30, 1976
🇱🇦 Laos
December 1, 1965 – September 30, 1969
🇰🇭 Cambodia — Mimot or Krek, Kampong Cham Province
April 16, 1969 – April 30, 1969
🇬🇺 Guam or American Samoa, including qualifying territorial waters
January 9, 1962 – July 31, 1980
🏝️ Johnston Atoll — including qualifying service aboard a ship that called there
January 1, 1972 – September 30, 1977
🇰🇷 Korean DMZ
Qualifying service in or near the DMZ between September 1, 1967 – August 31, 1971.
⚠️ WHY DOES “PRESUMPTIVE” MATTER?
If your service meets VA’s requirements for one of these locations and time periods, VA may presume you were exposed. That means you generally don’t have to prove the actual exposure occurred.
And if you have a recognized Agent Orange presumptive condition—such as prostate cancer, Type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, hypertension, certain leukemias or other qualifying conditions—that presumption could make a major difference in your VA claim.
👉 Don’t automatically assume you don’t qualify because you never served in Vietnam.
Pull out your DD214, personnel records, orders, travel records, ship records, or unit history and check where you served and WHEN.
Some Veterans may have been sitting on a potential claim for decades without realizing their duty location is now recognized.
🇺🇸 QUESTION FOR THE VETERANS:
Did you serve in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Guam, American Samoa, Johnston Atoll, or near the Korean DMZ?
Drop your location and year below. Your answer might help another Veteran realize they need to look into their own service history.
⚠️ Educational information only. Always verify your individual eligibility with VA or an accredited representative.