Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: Type 2 Diabetes
VA · va-other · Published 2001-05-08 · Effective 2001-07-09 · 66 FR 23166
Document
Document number
01-11569
Federal Register citation
66 FR 23166
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2001-05-08
Effective date
2001-07-09
Abstract
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.