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 2023_register executive 2023-03-11 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c79deec3 D09002ee1c79defbd United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this final rule to amend its adjudication regulations to add more presumptive exposure locations for radiation, as legislated in the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (the PACT Act). The PACT Act expands and extends eligibility for VA benefits for Veterans with toxic exposures, and Sections 401 and 402 specifically ease the evidentiary burden for Veterans who file claims with VA based on radiation exposure in certain locations. This final rule chronicles those sections of the PACT Act in VA regulations. 88 FR 15277 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-13/2023-04514 2023-04514 fr13mr23-5 RIN 2900-AR74 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-13/2023-04514 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-13/html/2023-04514.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-13/pdf/2023-04514.pdf Claims Disability Benefits Health Care Pensions Radioactive Materials Veterans Vietnam 2 p. 15277 15278 88 FR 15277 Title 38 Part 3 38 CFR Part 3 RIN 2900-AR74 Updating Presumptive Radiation Locations Based on the PACT Act; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-04514 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2023-03-13 8320-01-P 2023-04514 Final rule.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this final rule to amend its adjudication regulations to add more presumptive exposure locations for radiation, as legislated in the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (the PACT Act). The PACT Act expands and extends eligibility for VA benefits for Veterans with toxic exposures, and Sections 401 and 402 specifically ease the evidentiary burden for Veterans who file claims with VA based on radiation exposure in certain locations. This final rule chronicles those sections of the PACT Act in VA regulations.

This final rule is effective March 13, 2023. Bryant Coleman, Regulations Analyst; Robert Parks, Chief, Regulations Staff (211), Compensation Service (21C), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-9700. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.) Claims Disability Benefits Health Care Pensions Radioactive Materials Veterans Vietnam Updating Presumptive Radiation Locations based on the PACT Act, www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 48 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-03-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 339 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-13 P0b002ee1bc941115 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13mr23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-03-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-13/pdf/FR-2023-03-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-13/xml/FR-2023-03-13.xml fdlp 15265 15596 DGPO 2023-03-11 2024-05-29 FR-2023-03-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-03-13 88 48