2900-AS27 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Presumptive Service Connection for Leukemias, Multiple Myelomas, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Myelofibrosis Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this Final Rule to add 38 CFR 3.320b to establish presumptive service connection for Leukemias and Multiple myelomas due to exposure to the particulate matter (PM 2.5). These presumptions will apply to veterans who served on active military Naval, Air or Space service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and Somalia during the Persian Gulf War on or after August 2, 1990, and Afghanistan, Syria, Djibouti, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen during the Gulf War on or after September 11, 2001.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Other 38 CFR 3.320b 38 U.S.C. 501 38 U.S.C. 1119 to 1120 38 U.S.C. 1171 to 1171 Pub. L. 117-168 No Interim Final Rule 01/10/2025 90 FR 1894 Interim Final Rule Effective 01/10/2025 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 03/11/2025 Final Action 02/00/2026 No No None No No No No Jadine Piper 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 461-9700 jadine.piper@va.gov 1800 G Street NW, Washington DC 20006