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VA Training & Fast letters, Directives, Regulations, Other Guidance Documents
VA Training & Fast letters, Directives, Regulations, Other Guidance Documents
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The following is the index with links to the various Training and Fast Letters plus a few miscellaneous. These letters are not necessarily in the original formatting. I have tried to present them in an easy-to-read form instead of some forms as originally presented. Some of the paragraphs were WAAAAYYY too long. lol - HadIt.com Member fanaticbooks Something to be aware....Some of these letters may be rescinded, outdated, or otherwise no longer viable. I have still included them because sometimes they provide additional insight or just plain more information than the newest version. Use them wisely. The oldest letters will display at the bottom with the latest letters disp…
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To anyone visiting.... This is a work in progress. It will take a little while since I have a WHOLE BUNCH to input. Keep checking back to see what is happening. I will be posting an Index so specific letters should be easier to find. Have patience. :)
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 10-35.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSVeterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420September 2, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211B Fast Letter 10-35 SUBJECT: Modifying the Development Process in Claims for Hearing Loss and/ or Tinnitus Purpose This letter introduces the Duty MOS Noise Exposure Listing, a rating job aid for determinations regarding service connection of hearing loss and/or tinnitus. The Duty MOS Noise Exposure Listing is a compilation of Department of Defense- verified lists of military occupational specialties (MOSs) and the corresponding probability of hazardous noise exposure. …
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NOTE: VA_Training_Letter_10-07.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 September 14, 2010 Director (00/21) In Reply Refer To: 211B All VA Regional Offices Training Letter 10-07 SUBJ: Adjudication of Claims for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) PURPOSE Our purpose in issuing this training letter is to revise and clarify our policies and procedures concerning the adjudication of TDIU decisions in order to restore the original intention of the TDIU evaluation – accurately, timely, and adequately compensating our Veterans who are una…
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VA_Training_Letter_10-03.pdf NOTE: Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 April 26, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211AA Training Letter 10-03 SUBJ: Environmental Hazards in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Military Installations Purpose This training letter will serve three main purposes. First, it will inform regional office employees on specific environmental hazard incidents that present potential health risks to service members and Veterans. Second, it provides guidance on handling…
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NOTE: VA_Training_Letter_10-01.pdf Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 February 4, 2010 Director (00/21) In Reply Refer To: 211A All VA Regional Offices Training Letter 10-01 SUBJ: Adjudicating Claims Based on Service in the Gulf War and Southwest Asia Purpose Compensation and Pension (C&P) Service is providing the following information and guidelines in order to promote regional office awareness, consistency, and fairness in the handling of disability claims from Veterans with service in Southwest Asia.
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NOTE: . VA_Training_Letter_07-01.pdfTraining Letter 07-01 Training Letter 07-01 Total Disability Ratings Based on Individual Unemployability (IU) --------------------------------------------- Training Letter 07-01 Total Disability Ratings Based on Individual Unemployability (IU) Benefits granted under the VA rating schedule are intended to compensate veterans for the average impairment in earning capacity that results from service-connected disease or injury. IU is a special additional benefit to address the truly unique disability picture of a veteran who is unemployable due to service-connected disability, but for whom the applica…
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NOTE: VA_Training_Letter_00-06.pdf July 17, 2000 Director (00/21) 211A All VBA Regional Offices and Centers Training Letter 00-06 SUBJECT: Training letter on diabetes mellitus and its complications 1. Enclosed is training material that includes both medical information and some rating guidelines on diabetes mellitus and its complications. This letter is not intended to make policy but to restate and clarify existing policy.
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-02.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 January 6, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211B Fast Letter 10-02 SUBJ: Implementation of Board of Veterans' Appeals Decisions Purpose This fast letter provides clarification of the existing procedural guidance for implementation of Board of Veterans' Appeals Decisions. The instructions provided in this fast letter supersede all prior guidance on this issue.
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NOTE: VA_Training_Letter_10-06.pdf Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 All VA Regional Offices Training Letter 10-06 SUBJ: Adjudicating Disability Claims Based on Herbicide Exposure from U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Veterans of the Vietnam Era Purpose The Compensation and Pension (C&P) Service is providing the following information and guidelines in order to promote regional office awareness, consistency, and fairness in the processing of disability claims based on herbicide exposure from Veterans with service in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard during the Vietnam er…
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NOTE: October 24, 2002 VA_Training_Letter_02-04.pdf Director (00/21) 211A All VBA Regional Offices and Centers Training Letter 02-04 SUBJECT: Training letter on intervertebral disc syndrome 1. Enclosed is training material that includes both medical information and an explanation of the revised evaluation criteria for intervertebral disc syndrome. 2. A revised examination worksheet for diseases of the spine is also enclosed and should be used immediately (by faxing or mailing to medical facilities when requesting an examination), pending incorporation into the AMIE system. You will be notified when a patch incorporating the …
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NOTE: Best Practice Manual PTSD.pdf I have kept all information in this manual. The Table of Contents page numbers are not valid for this version since I have eliminated all of them. They interfered in the actual information for this version. I have also altered some paragraphs to make them easier to read. Some tables have also been remade since I could not make the actual tables. If you are wishing to quote, be aware. You might want to find the link and quote direct from the document. If the link disappears, this will, hopefully, still be here. Department of Veterans Affairs Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (P…
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