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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-07.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 February 6, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211B Fast Letter 09-07 SUBJ: Haas v. Peake This letter contains guidance for adjudicating cases affected by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in the case of Haas v Peake. The United States Supreme Court has denied a petition to review the case. By refusing to review the case, the Supreme Court leaves the Federal Circuit's decision intact as controlling law.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-08.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 February 9, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 09-08 Subject: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 This letter provides information and guidance concerning the new law governing the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), incompetency, and firearms. Background The Brady Handgun and Violence Prevention Act of 1993, Public Law 103-159 (The Brady Act), prohibits the sale…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-09.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, DC 20420 February 12, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 09-09 SUBJ: Readjudication of Claims for AL Amyloidosis (ALA) and Other Diseases Under Nehmer Background Information On June 10, 2008, the Secretary sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, stating that VA concluded the evidence established a presumption of service connection for ALA based on the exposure to herbicides in the Republic of …
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NOTE: See also Fast Letter 09-10E1 which is the Enclosure to this Fast letter. VA Fast Letter 09-10.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 February 13, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer to: 211D Fast Letter 09-10 SUBJ: Final Rule: Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Eye Purpose A final rulemaking amending 38 CFR 4.75 through 4.84a was published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2008 at 73 FR 66543. This rulemaking revises the portions of the rating schedule that addresses disabilities of the eye. …
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-10E1.pdf NOTE TO USER: THIS IS FL 09-10E1 WHICH IS THE COMPANION TO FL 09-10. Enclosure 1 Changes in the Eye Rating Schedule We reorganized the material in former sections 4.75 through 4.84a of 38 CFR that contained instructions for rating those disabilities that constitute visual impairment of the eye: visual acuity, visual field, and muscle function. We reorganized these topics under four sections: General considerations for evaluating visual impairment (4.75); Visual acuity (4.76); Visual fields (4.77); and Muscle function (4.78).
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-13.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 February 20, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 212 Fast Letter 09-13 SUBJ: New and Revised Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) Letter Templates and Enclosure in Modern Award Processing-Development (MAP-D) Purpose This letter provides information and guidance on four new VCAA letter templates, and new and revised VCAA notice paragraphs (formerly called attachments) that are now located in a single VCAA enclosure. B…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-15.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 March 3, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 09-15 SUBJ: Overview of Changes Made By Public Law 110-389, the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. Purpose On October 10, 2008, the President signed the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. This letter provides guidance regarding those statutory changes that impact delivery of VA disability benefits.
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-17.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 March 27, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 09-17 SUBJ: Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Claims Purpose To establish procedures for processing Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) claims. Background On February 17, 2009, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. Section 1002 of the act (see enclosure 1) authorizes payments to eligible Filipino Veterans through the…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-20.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 May 6, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 09-20 SUBJ: Developing for Evidence of Herbicide Exposure inHaas-Related Claims from Veterans with Thailand Service during the Vietnam Era Purpose The enclosed document will serve as a substitute for an individual response from the Agent Orange Mailbox (VAVBAWAS/CO/211/AGENTORANGE). When regional office personnel receive claims based on herbicide exposure from veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam …
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 09-21.pdf See also FL 09-21E2, Companion to this fast letter. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 May 13, 2009 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 09-21 Subject: 38 C.F.R. Parts 1, 14, 19 and 20 Accreditation of Agents and Attorneys; Agent and Attorney Fees; Final Rule This letter provides information concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final rule that amends the regulations governing the representation of claimants for veterans benefits. VA published its final rule i…
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NOTE: NOTE TO USER: FL 09-21E2 IS AN ENCLOSURE THAT IS THE COMPANION TO FL 09-21 VA Fast Letter 09-21E2.pdf Enclosure Two - Summary of Regulatory Amendments Purpose (38 C.F.R. § 14.626) · The purpose for the regulation of representatives, agents, attorneys and other individuals is to ensure that claimants for veterans' benefits have responsible and qualified representation.
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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 …
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