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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-24.pdf See also FL 10-24E1, which is the companion to this fast letter. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 June 29, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 10-24 SUBJ: Updated Pre-Discharge Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) Notification in view of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) Decision in Vazquez-Flores and Schultz v. Shinseki This letter rescinds Fast Letter 09-14, New Duty-to-Notify and Response Documents for Pre- Discharge Programs, (February 20, 2009, which was i…
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-24E1_Companion_to_Fast_Letter_10-24.pdf NOTE TO USER: FL 10-24E1, COMPANION TO FL 10-24… THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE EXACT LOOK OF THE FORM. HOWEVER, THE CONTENTS ARE THE SAME. ______________________ Name ____________ Date ______________________ Claim Number Notice to Claimants of Information and Evidence Necessary to Substantiate a Claim for VA Disability Compensation Thank you for participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pre-Discharge Program or Joint VA/Department of Defense Disability Evaluation System (DES) Program. VA established the Pre-Discharge…
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-25.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 July 15, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 212A Fast Letter 10-25 SUBJ: Corroborating Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Using DD Form 2910,Victim Reporting Preference Statement, or Similar Forms Purpose This fast letter (FL) provides additional guidance on military sexual trauma (MST) and authorizes Regional Offices (ROs) and Pension Management Centers (PMCs) to accept DD Form 2910, Victim Reporting Preference Statement; DD Form 2911, Forensic …
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-26.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 July 21, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 10-26 SUBJ: Revisions to 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 to clarify the Meaning of "Medically Unexplained Chronic Multisystem Illness" Related to Gulf War and Southwest Asia Service Purpose This letter provides information on a regulatory change being developed by VA to clarify the meaning of a diagnosed "medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness" for disability claims based on Gulf Wa…
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-30.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 August 10, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer to: 211 Fast Letter: 10-30 SUBJ: Substitution of Party in Case of Claimant's Death This Fast Letter supplements the information on substitution of parties previously provided in Fast Letter 09-15. It also provides guidance on processing claims involving substitution of parties. At this time, we are lifting the stay on processing such claims. Background Section 212 of the Veterans' Benefits I…
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-32.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 September 1, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer to: 211 Fast Letter 10-32 SUBJ: Removal of Certain Co-Signature Requirements and Ordering Specialist Examinations Purpose A joint workgroup of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) identified several initiatives to expedite compensation and pension (C&P) examinations. This fast letter implements one of these initiatives by liberalizing signatur…
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NOTE: VA Fast Letter 10-34.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 September 2, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211 Fast Letter 10-34 SUBJ: Disability Benefits Questionnaires As part of the Pittsburgh Regional Office's Innovation Initiative, a working group composed of representatives from VBA, VHA, Office of the General Counsel, the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the Pittsburgh Regional Office, was formed to develop streamlined Disability Benefits Questionnaires. Formerly known as Worksheets, the streamlined Qu…
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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_Fast_Letter_10-39.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 September 15, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer to: 21 Fast Letter 10-39 SUBJ: Adding Dependents Without Claims Folder Review Purpose This fast letter clarifies procedures for adjusting awards to add or remove a dependent without the claims folder. Background In addition to receiving claims for dependency through the use of a VA Form 21-686c,Declaration of Status of Dependents, a statement from a claimant or beneficiary to establ…
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NOTE: va-fast-letter-10-42.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 October 12, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 10-42 SUBJ: Guidance on Rating Dental Conditions Purpose This letter provides clarification on establishing eligibility for outpatient dental services and treatment. Background The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been receiving copies of rating decisions from veterans, in which service connection "for treatment purposes" is established for certain dental conditions. Examples include peri…
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-45.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 October 21, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 10-45 SUBJ: Delayed Payment Provision of 38 C.F.R. §3.31 and Certain Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Awards for Schoolchildren Purpose This letter revises procedures for awarding DIC benefits to a child receiving benefits under an apportioned DIC award (e.g., a surviving spouse exists) when the child becomes entitled to DIC based on school attendance. We have determined that the delayed…
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NOTE: VA_Fast_Letter_10-46.pdf DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 October 28, 2010 Director (00/21) All VA Regional Offices and Centers Fast Letter 10-46 SUBJ: Processing Awards Involving Voluntary Separation Pay Purpose This letter provides procedures for processing awards involving Voluntary Separation Pay (VSP). Background VSP, under 10 U.S.C. §1175(a), is paid to eligible members of the armed services who are voluntarily separated from active duty. To prevent concurrent receipt of benefits, the…
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