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VA RIN: 2900-AN27 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Herbicide Exposure and Veterans With Covered Service in Korea 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its adjudication, medical, and vocational rehabilitation, and employment regulations to incorporate relevant provisions from the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003. Specifically, this document proposes to amend VA’s regulations regarding herbicide exposure of certain veterans who served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone and regulations regarding spina bifida in their children. It also proposes to amend VA’s medical regulations by correcting the Health Administration Center’s hand-delivery address. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.27    38 CFR 3.29    38 CFR 3.31    38 CFR 3.105    38 CFR 3.114    38 CFR 3.216    38 CFR 3.262    38 CFR 3.263    38 CFR 3.272    38 CFR 3.275    38 CFR 3.307    38 CFR 3.403    38 CFR 3.503    38 CFR 3.814    38 CFR 3.815    38 CFR 17.900    38 CFR 17.901    38 CFR 17.902    38 CFR 17.903    38 CFR 17.904    38 CFR 17.905    38 CFR 21.8010    38 CFR 21.8012    38 CFR 21.8014    38 CFR 21.8016    38 CFR 21.8022   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501(a)    38 USC 1802-5    38 USC 1811-16    38 USC 1821    38 USC 1831-34    38 USC 5101    38 USC 5110-12    38 USC 5312    38 USC 101    38 USC 512    38 USC 1151 note    38 USC ch 18   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2009    
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:
Thomas Kniffen
Compensation Service (211D)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9725
Fax:202 275-1728
Email: thomas.kniffen@va.gov