[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28546-28547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: C1-2012-29709]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 3

RIN 2900-AN89


Secondary Service Connection for Diagnosable Illnesses Associated 
With Traumatic Brain Injury

Correction

    In proposed rule document 2012-29709 beginning on page 73366 in the 
issue of Monday, December 10, 2012 make the following correction:


Sec.  3.310  [Corrected]

    On page 73369, in Sec.  3.310(d)(3)(i), the table should read as 
set forth below:

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                Mild                                          Moderate                                                   Severe
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Normal structural imaging...........  Normal or abnormal structural imaging...................  Normal or abnormal structural imaging.
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LOC = 0-30 min......................  LOC >30 min and <24 hours...............................  LOC >24 hrs.
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AOC = a moment up to 24 hrs.........                                   AOC >24 hours. Severity based on other criteria.
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PTA = 0-1 day.......................  PTA >1 and <7 days......................................  PTA > 7 days.
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GCS = 13-15.........................  GCS = 9-12..............................................  GCS = 3-8.
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Note: The factors considered are:
Structural imaging of the brain.
LOC--Loss of consciousness.
AOC--Alteration of consciousness/mental state.
PTA--Post-traumatic amnesia.
GCS--Glasgow Coma Scale. (For purposes of injury stratification, the Glasgow Coma Scale is measured at or after 24 hours.)


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