user: I need information on agent orange exposure on navy and coast guard ships.[NEWLINE]agent: Did you serve on a Blue Water Navy vessel offshore of the Republic of Vietnam, or on another U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship operating in the coastal waterways of Vietnam, between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975?[NEWLINE]user: No I didn't[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: What requirements are there for getting disability benefits from the VA?[NEWLINE]agent: Do you have an illness we believe is caused by agent orange called a presumptive disease?[NEWLINE]user: No not that I am aware of.[NEWLINE]agent: Unfortunately, that is a guideline that must be true to get disability benefits.[NEWLINE]user: All requirements have to be met?[NEWLINE]agent: Yes all have to be met.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: What if I might have had contact?[NEWLINE]agent:  you may have had contact with Agent Orange, an herbicide used to clear trees and plants during the war.] We refer to this as a presumption of contact. Find out if you can get disability compensation and other benefits for illnesses we believe are caused by Agent Orange.[NEWLINE]user: So if I cleared trees I may have been exposed?[NEWLINE]agent:  you may have had contact with Agent Orange, an herbicide used to clear trees and plants during the war.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: Who is covered