United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c817b7d0 D09002ee1c817b84c United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations and its Veterans Benefit Administration fiduciary activities regulations to reflect statutory provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001. These changes address the presumption of service connection for respiratory cancers based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam; benefits for Gulf War veterans' chronic disabilities; repeal of the limitation of benefits for incompetent institutionalized veterans; non-service-connected pension eligibility; the limitation on pension for certain recipients of Medicaid-covered nursing home care; the prohibition on certain benefits to fugitive felons; and the limitation on the payment of compensation for veterans remaining incarcerated since October 7, 1980. This document also makes nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity and miscellaneous technical amendments in those regulations. 68 FR 34539 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-06-10/03-14415 03-14415 fr10jn03-11 RIN 2900-AL29 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-06-10/03-14415 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-06-10/html/03-14415.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-06-10/pdf/03-14415.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Disability Benefits Health Care Pensions Veterans Vietnam Surety Bonds Trusts and Trustees 5 p. 34539 34543 68 FR 34539 Title 38 Part 13 38 CFR Part 13 Title 38 Part 3 38 CFR Part 3 RIN 2900-AL29 Compensation and Pension Provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-14415 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2003-06-10 8320-01-P 03-14415 Final rule.

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations and its Veterans Benefit Administration fiduciary activities regulations to reflect statutory provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001. These changes address the presumption of service connection for respiratory cancers based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam; benefits for Gulf War veterans' chronic disabilities; repeal of the limitation of benefits for incompetent institutionalized veterans; non-service-connected pension eligibility; the limitation on pension for certain recipients of Medicaid-covered nursing home care; the prohibition on certain benefits to fugitive felons; and the limitation on the payment of compensation for veterans remaining incarcerated since October 7, 1980. This document also makes nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity and miscellaneous technical amendments in those regulations.

Effective Date: June 10, 2003. Bill Russo, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20420, telephone (202) 273-7211. Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Disability Benefits Health Care Pensions Veterans Vietnam Surety Bonds Trusts and Trustees Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.: Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001; compensation and pension provisions, Vol. 68, no. 111 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-06-10 continuing daily deposited born digital 269 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-06-10 P0b002ee1809b8bde 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr10jn03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-06-10 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-06-10/pdf/FR-2003-06-10.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-06-10/xml/FR-2003-06-10.xml fdlp 34517 34773 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-06-10 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-06-10 68 111