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Agent Orange · Second Generation

second-generation
Agent Orange aftereffects

Spina bifida, peripheral neuropathy, and spinal lesions causing paraplegia — we diagnose and treat second-generation Agent Orange conditions recognized by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

Illustration for diagnosis and treatment of second-generation Agent Orange conditions
FORM · AO-II / 2ND-GEN
Recognized second-generation Agent Orange conditions
MPVA Commissioned Medical Institution
Click a condition name to open its explanation page.
1
Spina BifidaNeural Tube Defect
Spina Bifida

A spinal malformation caused by incomplete closure of the neural tube during fetal development.

Excluded"Occult spina bifida" is excluded from second-generation conditions.
2
Peripheral NeuropathyPeripheral Nerve Conditions5 conditions
Peripheral Neuropathy

Not a single disease but a collective term. Five representative types are described here. Also recognized as an Agent Orange aftereffect.

2-1Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy2-2Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy2-3Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy2-4Nerve Entrapment Syndrome2-5Nutritional Peripheral Neuropathy
3
Spinal lesions causing paraplegiaSpinal Lesions5 conditions
Paraplegic Spinal Lesions

Five representative spinal conditions that cause paraplegia are described here.

3-1Spinal Stenosis3-2Herniated Intervertebral Disc3-3Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament3-4Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum3-5Spinal Tumor
NOTE
  • Spina bifida — "occult spina bifida" is excluded from second-generation Agent Orange conditions.
  • Peripheral neuropathy is a collective term for several conditions rather than a single disease; five representative types are described. It is also recognized as an Agent Orange aftereffect.
  • Spinal lesions causing paraplegia — five representative conditions are described here.