Service Connection by Presumption of Aggravation of a Chronic Preexisting Disease
VA · va-other · Published 2002-11-07 · Effective 2002-11-07 · 67 FR 67792
Document
Document number
02-28267
Federal Register citation
67 FR 67792
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2002-11-07
Effective date
2002-11-07
Abstract
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection to reflect a statutory presumption that a chronic disease that preexisted the veteran's entry into military service but was first manifest to a 10-percent degree of disability within a specified period after service was aggravated by the veteran's military service. This amendment is necessary to make the regulations conform with the statute and the Court's decision.