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VA RIN: 2900-AN01 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Presumptive Service Connection for Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: AL Amyloidosis 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for a certain disease based on the most recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute of Medicine committee report, "Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2006 (Update 2006)." This proposed amendment is necessary to implement a decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that evidence warrants a presumption of service connection based on exposure to herbicides used in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and the subsequent development of AL amyloidosis. 
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   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/03/2008  73 FR 65280   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/02/2009    
Final Action  10/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: rhonda.ford@va.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rhonda F. Ford
Chief (211D)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9739
Email: rhonda.ford@va.gov