Presumption of Service Connection for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
VA · va-other · Published 2008-09-23 · Effective 2008-09-23 · 73 FR 54691
Document
Document number
E8-21998
Federal Register citation
73 FR 54691
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2008-09-23
Effective date
2008-09-23
Abstract
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to establish a presumption of service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for any veteran who develops the disease at any time after separation from service. This amendment is necessary to implement a decision by the Secretary to establish such a presumption based primarily on a November 2006 report by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the association between active service and ALS.