Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 2.11.1999

Diseases Not Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents

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, 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, nasal/ nasopharyngeal cancer, bone cancer, breast cancer, female reproductive cancers, urinary bladder cancer, renal cancer, testicular cancer, leukemia, abnormal sperm parameters and infertility, motor/coordination dysfunction, chronic peripheral nervous system disorders, metabolic and digestive disorders (other than diabetes mellitus), immune system disorders, circulatory disorders, respiratory disorders (other than certain respiratory cancers), skin cancer, cognitive and neuropsychiatric effects, gastrointestinal tumors, brain tumors, and any other condition for which the Secretary has not specifically determined a presumption of service connection is warranted.