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RIN: 2900-AP84

Publication ID: Fall 2016

Title: ●Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for Gulf War Veterans
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final rule to amend its adjudication regulations regarding compensation for disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War. This amendment is necessary to extend the presumptive period for qualifying chronic disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses that must become manifest to a compensable degree in order that entitlement for compensation be established. The intended effect of this amendment is to provide consistency in VA adjudication policy and preserve certain rights afforded to Persian Gulf War veterans and ensure fairness for current and future Persian Gulf War veterans.
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.317
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	02/00/2017

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Michael Rasmussen Regulations Staff (211D) Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington , DC 20420 Phone:202 461-1756 Email: michael.rasmussen@va.gov