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Effective Date Of New Claim. On New 3

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Hello all

was wondering about effective date of the three new regs. just found this on va site and am pretty sure my date will be oct 15 as that was the date i filed.

Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

VA Proposes Change to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange

March 25, 2010

Proposed Regulation Change Adds Illnesses to List of Diseases Subject to Presumptive Service Connection for Herbicide Exposure

WASHINGTON – Well over 100,000 Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in

Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to qualify for disability pay under a proposed regulation published

by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that adds three new illnesses to the list of health problems found to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures.

"This is an important step forward for Vietnam Veterans sufferingfrom these three illnesses," said

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "These warriors deserve medical care and compensation for health

problems they have incurred."

The regulation follows Shinseki's October 2009 decision to add the three illnesses to the current list of diseases

for which service connection for Vietnam Veterans is presumed. The illnesses are B cell leukemias, such as

hairy cell leukemia; Parkinson's disease; and ischemic heart disease.

The Secretary's decision is based on the latest evidence of an association with widely used herbicides such as

Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, as determined in an independent study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Even though this is a proposed rule, VA encourages Vietnam Veterans with these three diseases three to submit

their applications for compensation now so the Agency can begin development of their claims and so they can

receive benefits from the date of their applications once the rule becomes final.

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