Veteran's Medical Issues: Excluded Conditions

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Veteran's Medical Issues
Excluded Conditions

Troops,

This laundry list, of conditions the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined are not associated with Agent Orange exposure, and for which a determination of service-related disability will not be made, reached me just in time for the holiday weekend. Happy memorial day to all of us, from our loving and loyal VA!

Dr. SETI

May 20, 2003
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Diseases Not Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs
ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: As required by law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hereby gives notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, under the authority granted by the Agent Orange Act of 1991 and the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, has determined that a presumption of service connection based on exposure to herbicides used in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam Era is not warranted for the following conditions:

Hepatobiliary cancers
nasopharyngeal cancer
bone and joint cancer
breast cancer
cancers of the female reproductive system
urinary bladder cancer
renal cancer
testicular cancer
leukemia (other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL))
abnormal sperm parameters and infertility
Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
chronic persistent peripheral neuropathy
lipid and lipoprotein disorders
gastrointestinal and digestive disease
immune system disorders
circulatory disorders
respiratory disorders (other than certain respiratory cancers)
skin cancer
cognitive and neuropsychiatric effects
gastrointestinal tract tumors
brain tumors
light chain-associated (AL) amyloidosis
endometriosis
adverse effects on thyroid homeostasis

and any other condition for which the Secretary has not specifically determined a presumption of service connection is warranted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Konieczny, Consultant
Regulations Staff
Compensation and Pension Service
Veterans Benefits Administration
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
telephone (202) 273-6779

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