Presumptive service connection for diseases associated with service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War: functional gastrointestinal disorders. Final rule.
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چکیده
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as a final rule the proposal to amend its adjudication regulations regarding presumptive service connection for medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses associated with service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations for which there is no record during service. This amendment implements a decision by the Secretary that there is a positive association between service in Southwest Asia during certain periods and the subsequent development of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and clarifies that FGIDs fall within the scope of the existing presumptions of service connection for medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Federal register
دوره 76 136 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011