Disease associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents: type 2 diabetes. Final rule.
(25/806)
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for certain diseases for which there is no record during service. This amendment is necessary to implement a decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the authority granted by 38 U.S.C. 1116 that there is a positive association between exposure to herbicides used in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and the subsequent development of Type 2 diabetes. The intended effect of this amendment is to establish presumptive service connection for that condition based on herbicide exposure. (+info)
Rules of practice: medical opinions from the Veterans Health Administration. Interim final rule with request for comments.
(26/806)
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Appeals Regulations to clarify that the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) may obtain medical opinions from health care professionals in VA's Veterans Health Administration. (+info)
Montgomery GI Bill--active duty. Final rule.
(27/806)
This document amends the educational assistance regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The amendments reflect statutory changes contained in the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act of 1999 and statutory interpretations. This document also makes changes for the purpose of clarification. (+info)
Veterans Benefits Administration nomenclature changes. Final rule.
(28/806)
This document makes nomenclature changes in VA regulations in 38 CFR Chapter I to reflect current Veterans Benefits Administration titles and office designations. References to the "Chief Benefits Director" are changed to "Under Secretary for Benefits." Also, references to "Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling" and its abbreviation "VR&C" are changed to "Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment" and "VR&E," respectively. In addition, references to the "Vocational Rehabilitation and Education Service" are changed to "Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service" or "Education Service" as appropriate. (+info)
Duty to assist. Final rule.
(29/806)
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to implement the provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (the VCAA), which was effective on November 9,2000. The intended effect of this regulation is to establish clear guidelines consistent with the intent of Congress regarding the timing and the scope of assistance VA will provide to a claimant who files a substantially complete application for VA benefits or who attempts to reopen a previously denied claim. (+info)
Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000. Final rule.
(30/806)
This document amends various Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) regulations concerning the definition of the term "active military, naval, or air service"; the payment limitation based on the value of certain incompetent veterans' estates; the plot allowance for certain individuals buried in State veterans' cemeteries and the limitation on payment of pension for certain recipients of Medicaid-covered nursing home care. The amendments are necessary to reflect statutory changes contained in the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000. (+info)
Board of Veterans' Appeals: rules of practice--time for filing substantive appeal. Final rule.
(31/806)
This document amends the Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) relating to the time limit for filing a "substantive appeal." The amendment implements an opinion by the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that, in some cases, when a claimant files additional evidence, the deadline for filing a substantive appeal may be extended. (+info)
Written and oral information or statements affecting entitlement to benefits. Final rule.
(32/806)
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to eliminate the requirement that beneficiaries advise VA of changes affecting entitlement to benefits in writing. This allows VA to increase or decrease benefit payments based on information submitted orally or by e-mail, facsimile, or other electronic means and makes it easier for beneficiaries to submit information that they must provide. This document also amends our notice requirements to allow VA to reduce or terminate benefit payments based on information reported orally without issuing a 60-day advance notice, but only under certain conditions that ensure that claimants are not deprived of benefits without adequate notice. This will reduce the amounts of any over payments created by these actions. (+info)