user: I want info about Ionizing radiation exposure[NEWLINE]agent: Find out if you can get disability compensation or benefits for illnesses including some cancers believed to be caused by contact with radiation during military service[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: How to file my claim?[NEWLINE]agent: we ll ask the military branch that you served with or the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to give us a range of how much radiation they think you may have come into contact with.s   [42] We ll use the highest level of the range they report to decide on your benefits[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: how do I qualify for disability benefits?[NEWLINE]agent: You may also qualify for disability benefits if you served in at least one of the below locations and capacities.s   [22] You were:s   [23] Part of underground nuclear weapons testing at Amchitka Island, Alaska?[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: if you are a member of the US Navy. The United States of America Might orange agents have made contact with the Coast Guard or other ships in or near Vietnam?[NEWLINE]agent: yes, if I serve between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975 On ships of the US Navy. USA And the Coast Guard or other ships in or near Vietnam may have had contact with orange agents.[NEWLINE][BOUNDARY][NEWLINE]user: What requirements must I have to obtain benefits?[NEWLINE]agent: Do you have any illness that you believe is caused by Agent Orange?[NEWLINE]user: No, I do not have any symptoms or illnesses