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ByKellyOsborne VApresumesthatspe- cific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service. VA does this be- cause of the unique circum- stances of their military service. If one of these con- ditions is diagnosed in a veteran, VA presumes that the circumstances of his/ her service caused the con- dition, and disability com- pensation can be awarded. The following health con- ditions are presumptively recognized for service in Vietnam. Veterans with one or more recognized condi- tions do not have to show that their illness is related to their military service to get disability compen- sation. VA presumes that their condition is service- connected. Conditions in- clude chloracne, non-Hodg- kin's lymphoma, soft tis- sue sarcoma, Hodgkin's disease, porphyria cutanea tarda, multiple myeloma, respiratory cancers includ- ing cancers of the lung, lar- ynx, trachea, and bronchus, prostate cancer, acute and subacute transient periph- eral neuropathy, type 2 dia- betes, and chronic lympho- cytic leukemia. Recently added conditions include B cell leukemias such as hairy cell leukemia, Parkinson's disease and ischemic heart disease. Certain conditions are also recognized for the chil- dren of Vietnam veterans. Covered birth defects in- clude a wide range condi- tions. Eighteen defects are specifically included and others not specifically ex- cluded are covered. Vietnam veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between Jan. 1, 1962 and May 7, 1995, and later contracted any of these conditions, or have children with birth defects, should apply for disabil- ity compensation benefits. There are no time limits to apply. The Tehama County Vet- erans Service Office is of- fering VSO appointments at the Veterans Hall in Corn- ing to increase services to our Tehama County Veter- ans. The next Corning VSO walk in appointments will be 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 and 22. Your participation is en- couraged so we can con- tinue to serve all of our Vet- erans in Tehama County. Tehama County Veteran ID cards will be available at the Corning VSO schedule beginning in October. The VSO will issue Te- hama County Veteran ID cards to honorably dis- charged veterans. Please bring an original copy or certified copy of your DD- 214 and if needed, we can order one for you. Business owners interested in par- ticipating in the Veteran ID card discount program, please contact the VSO of- fice at 529-3664. Beginning in October, the Veteran ID Cards will not be available in the Red Bluff office dur- ing the Corning VSO ap- pointment dates. There are many state and federal benefits and pro- grams available to veter- ans and their dependents. To find out if you are eligi- ble for any of these bene- fits, call the Tehama County Veterans Service Office (VSO) at (530) 529-3664. As a reminder, the new ad- dress is the Bank of Amer- ica Building, 955 Main St., Ste. C, in Red Bluff. Office appointment hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. We are appointment only for claim assistance. Friday's we are closed for administration and out- reach. We are looking for- ward to meeting you or see- ing you again on your re- turn visit. KellyOsborne,retired U.S. Coast Guard, is the Veterans Service Officer for Tehama County. VSO NEWS Vietnamservice 'presumptive' disability benefits The 6th annual Oktober- fest will return to Red Bluff 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on the corner of Jefferson and Elm streets. Activities include dance demonstrations by the Red- ding International Couples Performing Dancers, accor- dion music performed by Brooke Kinner and a street dance accompanied by the band Flashback. A selection of draft beer, wines and soft drinks can be enjoyed in the beer gar- den, along with authen- tic German food such as bratwurst, German po- tato salad, cabbage salad, spiced apples and Black For- est cake. Oktoberfest event tick- ets, which include the meal, can be purchased pre-sale for $10 each or $12 each at the door. A reduced price of $5 for ages 6-12 and free to children younger than 5 is offered. Gift certificates, mer- chandise and gift baskets can be won throughout the evening. Local businesses donated merchandise and gift certificates. Gift bas- kets to be won contain a large variety of products such as wines, food items, bath items, handbags, jew- elry, scarves, DVDs, coffees and teas and cookbooks. Opportunity tickets to win these items can be pur- chased at Oktoberfest. To purchase event tickets call St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 527-5205. The church of- fice is open 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday. ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 6thannualOktoberfest returns to Red Bluff At the Back to School Project's recent Volun- teer Appreciation Lun- cheon held at Lariat Bowl, Director Kim Berry presented Su- san McFadyen with the Exceptional Volunteer Award. Susan is recognized for her many years of service to the organiza- tion, her ongoing com- mitment to the commu- nity and her organiza- tional skills that have strengthened the Back to School as an organi- zation. Susan owns and op- erates Lariat Bowl, has a family, sits on numer- ous boards of directors — including the Back to School Project — and volunteers at many lo- cal events. Susan is an example of a true community leader and an excep- tional volunteer. BACK TO SCHOOL McFadyen recognized for exceptional efforts Almost two-thirds of all home fire deaths occur in homes without a smoke alarm or no working smoke alarm. Working smoke alarms can reduce a person's chance of dying in a home fire by half, and they pro- vide the precious time needed to escape the home in the event of a fire. 50 percent of fire deaths result from fires reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep. Home smoke alarms can alert people to a fire before it spreads, giving family and friends enough time to get out. "In a fire, seconds count," said State Fire Mar- shal Tonya Hoover. "Think of your smoke alarm as the nose or eyes on the ceil- ing just smelling or see- ing. When it smells or sees products of combustion like smoke, it alarms every- one at home to the danger." Oct. 4-10 is National Fire Prevention Week, which is a good time to make sure all homes have work- ing smoke alarms on ev- ery level, in every sleeping area, and in the hallways leading to the sleeping ar- eas. These alarms should be hard-wired with a bat- tery backup in case of a power outage. In Califor- nia, new smoke alarms have a ten year long bat- tery life which means no need to change the battery. According to the lat- est National Fire Preven- tion Association (NFPA) research, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a fire in half. Meanwhile, three out of five fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. So, what can residents do? In- spect all smoke alarms ev- ery month, clean them an- nually, and replace the en- tire smoke alarm every ten years. If an alarm "chirps," warning the battery is low, replace the smoke alarm battery immediately if the alarm is not a long life bat- tery smoke alarm. If a smoke alarm sounds, crawl low and go outside to your meeting place. Every- one should be able to do this in less than two min- utes. Once outside, call 911. Make sure that no- body goes back inside for anything. This Fire Prevention Week Cal Fire is asking all Californians to improve their own safety by having working smoke alarms in every bedroom and on ev- ery level of your home. "Make sure you, your family, and guests know what to do when the alarm sounds because it could be the sound that saves your lives," said Hoover. For more information about smoke alarms and home fire safety, visit www. fire.ca.gov. CAL FIRE Every bedroom needs working smoke alarm Advocacy American Legion, Las- sen Post 0167 Red Bluff, 528-1026 American Legion, Rais- ner Post 45 Corning, 518-3152 Am Vets, Post 2002 Corning, 526-2883 VFW Los Molinos, 384-1301 Red Bluff, 528-1026 Corning Post 4218 Dis- trict 15 Auxiliary 4218, District 15 824-5957 DAV 529-4579 Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140 (888) MCL-1140 Military Family Support Group 529-1852 or 529-2416 Services Tehama County Veter- ans Service Office 529-3664 Tehama County Veter- ans Collaborative Tehama Together, 527- 2223 Veteran Resource Cen- ter Chico (530) 809-2831 Redding (530) 223-3211 VA Crisis Hotline (800) 273-8255 VA Homeless Outreach (530) 247-7917 Redding VA Outpatient Clinic (530) 226-7555 Chico VA Outpatient Clinic (530) 879-5000 Veterans Home, Red- ding (530) 224-3800 Faith Based Advocacy PATH — Poor And The Homeless 736-3959 Pastor Dave Lamberson, VCF - 736-3400 Serving veterans? If your local organiza- tion or government en- tity offers service spe- cific to veterans, send contact information to editor@redbluffdaily- news.com, fax to 527- 9251 or drop it off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff during business hours to be added to this listing. VeteranIDCardPro- gram:http://ads.digi- talfirstmedia.com/mngi/ splashstatic/17551/Veter- an_ID_Card_Program.pdf. RESOURCES Veterans services, advocacy groups listed COURTESY PHOTO Pictured, from le , are Susan McFadyen and Kim Berry. 736-1389 632 Main Street, Red Bluff RagzToRiches Upscale Resale Boutique Unique Seasonal Gifts Handcrafted Items "Life at its Best" Topic for Mon. Oct. 5 at 6:00 pm: Building Strong Bones... Milkisn'ttheAnswer ThiscomingMondayeveningournext class is being presented by Dr. Brad Smith, orthopedist. His topic is "Building Strong Bones. . . Milk Isn't the Answer". Full meal included with the lecture. Suggesteddonation:$5 Location: Red Bluff Seventh-day Adventist Church Gym, 720 So. 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