Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
VA · va-other · Published 2003-10-16 · Effective 2003-10-16 · 68 FR 59540
Document
Document number
03-26252
Federal Register citation
68 FR 59540
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2003-10-16
Effective date
2003-10-16
Abstract
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for certain diseases for which there is no record during service. This amendment is necessary to implement the decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 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 chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The effect of this amendment is to establish presumptive service connection for that condition based on herbicide exposure.