Secondary Service Connection for Diagnosable Illnesses Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
VA · va-benefits · Published 2013-12-17 · Effective 2014-01-16 · 78 FR 76196
Document
Document number
2013-29911
Federal Register citation
78 FR 76196
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-benefits
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2013-12-17
Effective date
2014-01-16
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication regulations concerning service connection. This final rule acts upon a report of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Gulf War and Health, Volume 7: Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury, regarding the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and five diagnosable illnesses. This amendment establishes that if a veteran who has a service-connected TBI also has one of these diagnosable illnesses, then that illness will be considered service connected as secondary to the TBI.