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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