Presumptions of Service Connection for Diseases Associated With Service Involving Detention or Internment as a Prisoner of War
VA · va-other · Published 2005-06-28 · Effective 2004-10-07 · 70 FR 37040
Document
Document number
05-12760
Federal Register citation
70 FR 37040
CFR reference
38 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Affirmation of interim final rule as final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2005-06-28
Effective date
2004-10-07
Abstract
This document affirms as final, without change, an interim final rule that established presumptions of service connection for atherosclerotic heart disease, hypertensive vascular disease, and stroke in former prisoners of war; set forth guidelines to govern future actions by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish presumptions of service connection for other diseases associated with service involving detention or internment as a prisoner of war; and revised VA's regulations to conform to statutory changes made by the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003.