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VA RIN: 2900-AM01 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: General Evidence Requirements, Effective Dates, Revision of Decisions, and Protection of Existing Ratings 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language general provisions applicable to its compensation and pension regulations, including general evidence requirements, general effective date for new awards, revision of decisions, and protection of existing ratings. These revisions are proposed as part of VA's rewrite and reorganization of all of its compensation and pension rules in a logical, claimant-focused, and user-friendly format. The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants and VA personnel in locating and understanding these general provisions. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3    38 CFR 5   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 111    38 USC 501(a)    38 USC 1110    38 USC 1117    38 CFR 1131    38 CFR 1155    38 CFR 1159    38 CFR 5104    38 CFR 5110    38 CFR 5112    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/22/2007  72 FR 28770   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/23/2007  72 FR 28770   
Final Action  10/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William F. Russo
Office of Regulation Policy and Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-4902
Email: bill.russo@va.gov