I received this information today in my local PD group newsletter.  Please pass on as you see fit. Thanks!

Veterans with Parkinson’s DiseaseI ask for your help in getting the following information out to veterans. There is a group called “US Military Veterans with Parkinson’s or US MVP. We are working as a group to get the VA to recognize PD as presumptive to exposure to toxin’s including Agent Orange and also to deployment to Vietnam. The group has 120 members and is growing.  Each of our members has PD.   We have intensely researched the connection of toxins and Parkinson’s.   We are working on support from congressmen and senators. We have congressmen Tim Walz of Minnesota and Bob Filner of California, (chairman of the Veterans Affairs committee) that have indicated they plan to draw up a bill to place Parkinson’s on the presumptive list of diseases caused by Agent Orange. We need each and every veteran who has PD to join us.  Please ask your membership to get the word out to others in your community.  Your help can make a big difference in the lives of Veterans suffering from this disease.To get more information and or to join our group they can contact Steve Fiscus e-mail swfiscus@msn.com or call Steve at 1-612-529-4307 or Alan Oates e-mail oldvet@aol.com or call Alan at 1-540-459-9376. The Group has a wealth of information to pass on to veterans on Agent Orange and Parkinson’s.

Alan B. Oates, 1SG, E-8 US Army Retired