Diseases Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents (Prostate Cancer and Acute and Subacute Peripheral Neuropathy)
VA · va-other · Published 1996-11-07 · Effective 1996-11-07 · 61 FR 57586
Document
Document number
96-28683
Federal Register citation
61 FR 57586
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
1996-11-07
Effective date
1996-11-07
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 of the disease during service. This amendment is necessary to implement a decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, under the authority granted by the Agent Orange Act of 1991, 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 prostate cancer and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy. The intended effect of this amendment is to establish presumptive service connection for those conditions based on herbicide exposure.