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*********************************** In addition to the FL 02-24 pdf link, here is another source that at this time I don't want to copy and convert... Since I don't want to violate copyright laws, here is the link to a document entitled "Long-Term Health Effects of Participation in Project SHAD." http://fhp.osd.mil/CBexposures/pdfs/NAS_SHAD_Report.pdf It has additional information that might be of use. ************************************ NOTE: VA Fast Letter 02-24.pdf Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 September 26, 2002 Director (00/21) All VA Regiona…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 04-06.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 April 12, 2004 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 04-06 SUBJ: Procedure for Manual Review of Claims Files to Award Earlier Effective Date Pursuant to Liesegang, et al. v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Background Information On December 10, 2002, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the case of Liesegang et al. v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Court held that the correct effective date for the regul…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 05-08.pdf Department of Veteran's Affairs Veteran's Benefits Administration Washington D.C. 20420 June 29, 2004 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 04-13 SUBJ: Relationship Between Immunization with Jet Injectors and Hepatitis C Infection as it Relates to Service Connection BACKGROUND: In August 2003, one regional office issued a rating decision granting service connection for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as the result of immunization with a "jet air gun." A misleading statement, incorrectly ascribed to Lawrence Deyton MSPH, MD Chief Consultant, Public Health Strategic…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 05-08.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington DC 20420 June 7, 2005 Director (00/21) All VBA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer to: 213B Fast Letter 05-08 SUBJ: Handling PTSD claims based on stressors experienced during service in the Marine Corps. Purpose of This Letter This letter provides instructions with regard to the handling of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims that are based on stressors experienced during service in the Marine Corps.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-19.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration October 3, 2006 Director (00/21) VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211D Fast Letter 06-19 SUBJ: Final Rule: Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 and Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 Purpose A final rulemaking amending the Department of Veterans Affairs adjudication regulations to incorporate certain provisions from the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 and the Veterans BenefitsImprovement Act of 2004 was published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2006 at 71 FR 44915. Guidance to …
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-21.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration November 8, 2006 Director (00/21) All VBA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211D Fast Letter 06-21 SUBJ: Measurement of Visual Fields This purpose of this Fast Letter is to inform field stations that additional testing devices have been approved for the measurement of visual fields in compensation and pension examinations. Background Section 4.76 of the Schedule for Rating Disabilities states that for measurement of visual fields, "The usual perimetric methods will be employed, usin…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-24.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 November 14, 2006 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 06-24 SUBJ: Withdrawal of Office of General Counsel Precedent Opinion (VAOPGCPREC) 6-93 in Part and VAOPGCPREC 12-94 in Full. Background VAOPGCPREC 6-93 is withdrawn in part and VAOPGCPREC 12-94 is withdrawn in full. VAOPGCPREC 6-93 held in part that an award of accrued benefits under 38 USC § 5121(A) may be based on logical inferences from information in the file a…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-25.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 November 29, 2006 Director (00/21) VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 213B Fast Letter 06-25 SUBJ: Clarification of DeLuca Guidelines for Compensation and Pension Examiners Purpose Due to requests for clarification on how to conduct and measure DeLuca requirements from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and contract medical examiners, this letter provides instructions for a standardized method of assessing additional limitation of joint function in C&P examinations.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-26.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 December 11, 2006 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 06-26 SUBJ: Haas v. Nicholson This letter provides interim procedures for controlling claims affected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC or Court) decision in Haas v. Nicholson. The enclosure provides general answers to typical questions employees may receive during interviews or when answering telephones. Background On August…
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NOTE: From FB: This is informational. No pdf seemed necessary; therefore not converted to it. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 December 14, 2006 Directors (00/21) All Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 216B Fast Letter 06-27 SUBJ: Commissary and Exchange Privilege Letters The purpose of this letter is to advise regional offices that there has been no change in Department of Defense (DoD) or VA policy regarding commissary and exchange privileges for veterans rated 100% for individual unemployability (IU). On May 10, 2000, Fast…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-28.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 December 22, 2006 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 06-28 SUBJ: Hartness v. Nicholson This letter contains guidance for adjudicating special monthly pension (SMP) cases where the veteran is 65 years of age or older. Background On July 21, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) issued a decision in the case of Hartness v. Nicholson (2006). The veteran had been found entitled to non-serviceconnected disa…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 06-29.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 January 3, 2007 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 216C Fast Letter 06-29 SUBJ: Unauthorized Representation of Claimants and Unlawful Solicitation of Fees There have been reports about individuals employed by private companies who claim to help veterans and their dependents apply for VA benefits. Some of these individuals have targeted elderly claimantsat assisted living facilities. They give claimants the impression that they are employed by VA. …
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