If us early 80's vets can't donate blood due to the Mad Cow crossover potential, how does that affect our DMV organ donor status? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-us-early-80-s-vets-can-t-donate-blood-due-to-the-mad-cow-crossover-potential-how-does-that-affect-our-dmv-organ-donor-status <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:04:51 -0500 If us early 80's vets can't donate blood due to the Mad Cow crossover potential, how does that affect our DMV organ donor status? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-us-early-80-s-vets-can-t-donate-blood-due-to-the-mad-cow-crossover-potential-how-does-that-affect-our-dmv-organ-donor-status <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SGT Dan Perkins Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:04:51 -0500 2019-02-12T15:04:51-05:00 Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 12 at 2019 3:24 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-us-early-80-s-vets-can-t-donate-blood-due-to-the-mad-cow-crossover-potential-how-does-that-affect-our-dmv-organ-donor-status?n=4362066&urlhash=4362066 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Everything I can find states that there is a different risk/reward calculation for organ donation in comparison to the risk/reward for blood donation, coupled with the issue that recipients could/will die without the organ, and that organs can be donated but not tissue. Can&#39;t find anything more specific. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:24:24 -0500 2019-02-12T15:24:24-05:00 Response by SSG Byron Howard Sr made Feb 13 at 2019 2:59 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/if-us-early-80-s-vets-can-t-donate-blood-due-to-the-mad-cow-crossover-potential-how-does-that-affect-our-dmv-organ-donor-status?n=4363705&urlhash=4363705 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was told I can not donate organs or give blood. SSG Byron Howard Sr Wed, 13 Feb 2019 02:59:56 -0500 2019-02-13T02:59:56-05:00 2019-02-12T15:04:51-05:00