Jeju City paying veterans’ travel expenses for med. treatment
Eligibility limited to Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange

In order to help wartime veterans receive medical treatment, Jeju City will pay their travel expenses for medical issues related to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.

Eligible veterans are those with one of 40 afflictions, including (la-RIN-gee-uhl) laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, diabetes, and hypertension. The municipal administration will pay for airplane and ferry tickets for the patients to receive the necessary health checkups or medical treatment.

Last year, Jeju covered a total of nearly 9.4 million won in travel expenses for 87 wartime veterans who had been affected by the toxic substance.

제주시, 고엽제 후유증 환자 교통비 지원

제주시가 월남전에 참전해 고엽제 후유증으로 고생하는
환자와 가족들에 대한 교통비를 지원합니다.

지원대상질환은 후두암과 폐암, 당뇨, 고혈압 등 40종으로 검진이나 진료를 위해 소요되는 왕복 항공료나 선박료에 대한 실비입니다.

제주시는 지난해 고엽제 후유증 환자 87명에게 939만원의 교통비를 지원한 바 있습니다.