This is a proposed rule to amend 38 CFR, regarding TBI secondary conditions in part thus:
(d) Traumatic brain injury. (1) In a veteran who has a service-
connected traumatic brain injury, the following shall be held to be the
proximate result of the service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI),
in the absence of clear evidence to the contrary:
(i) Parkinsonism following moderate or severe TBI;
(ii) Unprovoked seizures following moderate or severe TBI;
(iii) Dementias (presenile dementia of the Alzheimer type and post-
traumatic dementia) if manifest within 15 years following moderate or
severe TBI;
(iv) Depression if manifest within 3 years of moderate or severe
TBI, or within 12 months of mild TBI; or
(v) Diseases of hormone deficiency that result from hypothalamo-
pituitary changes if manifest within 12 months of moderate or severe
TBI.
(2) Neither the severity levels nor the time limits in paragraph
(d)(1) of this section preclude a finding of service connection for
conditions shown by evidence to be proximately due to service-connected
TBI. If a claim does not meet the requirements of paragraph (d)(1) with
respect to the time of manifestation or the severity of the TBI, or
both, VA will develop and decide the claim under generally applicable
principles of service connection without regard to paragraph (d)(1).
(3)(i) For purposes of this section VA will use the following table
for determining the severity of a TBI:
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http://www.regulations.gov./#!documentDetail;D=VA-2012-VBA-0029-0001
This is a proposed rule to amend 38 CFR, regarding TBI secondary conditions in part thus:
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