HadIt.com Elder fanaticbooks Posted January 14, 2011 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted January 14, 2011 NOTE: VA Fast Letter 08-33.pdf The following Fast Letter was taken from this site— http://vietnamresearch.com/agento/notice.html I have changed the formatting to make it easier to read. I could not find it anywhere else. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans Benefits Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 December 3, 2002 Director (00/21) VA Regional Offices and Centers In Reply Refer To: 211A Fast Letter 00-33 SUBJ: Review of Awards for Diseases Associated with Herbicide Exposure for Possible Retroactive Benefits Under Nehmer Order. BACKGROUND INFORMATION In August, we sent the enclosed notice to approximately 1,700 additional diabetes claimants identified by the Special Issue Rating System (SIRS). The notice states that VA must re-adjudicate certain previously denied claims under Nehmer v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, CV-86-6160 (TEH) (N.D. Cal). The notice also advised these claimants of their rights and responsibilities with respect to these re-adjudications. A copy of the letter was to sent each regional office for file purposes. We will be sending a list of these cases to each regional office, in an MS Excel spreadsheet format via e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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