HadIt.com Elder fanaticbooks Posted December 2, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 2, 2010 NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_09-25.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 June 4, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 216B Fast Letter 09-25 SUBJ: Special Monthly Compensation at the "k" Level for Eligible Women Veterans Background Information A special review was conducted of all records of Women Veterans granted service connection for injury or disease of the breast and/or reproductive system. The review, completed on April 16, 2009, yielded the names of 1,769 Women Veterans who were granted service connection for mastectomy under diagnostic code 7626 and/or hysterectomy under diagnostic codes 7617, 7618, and 7619, but are not receiving special monthly compensation (SMC) as warranted under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k)/38 C.F.R. § 3.350(a). Regional offices (RO) were recently provided spreadsheet listings of cases that must be manually reviewed to determine entitlement to SMC "k." This fast letter provides guidance for processing reviews and determining appropriate effective dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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