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In the WeedsDocument ID VA-2024-VBA-0020-0001
Federal Register ID 2024-21852
Docket ID VA-2024-VBA-0020
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Explore supplementary materials on regulations.govThe Department of Veterans Affairs VA is proposing to amend its adjudication regulations to implement provisions of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 PACT Act or Act. The statute amended procedures applicable to claims based on toxic exposure and modified or established presumptions of service connection related to toxic exposure. Pursuant to the Act VA is proposing to remove the manifestation period requirement and the minimum compensable evaluation requirement from Persian Gulf War claims based on undiagnosed illness and medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses. VA is also proposing to expand the definition of a Persian Gulf veteran update the list of locations eligible for a presumption of exposure to