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  2010-24898. Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf Service; Correction

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    AGENCY:

    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    ACTION:

    Correcting amendment.

    SUMMARY:

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published in the Federal Register of September 29, 2010, a document amending its adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for certain diseases. In the regulatory text of that document, VA inadvertently omitted a comma following the word “etiology” in the first sentence of § 3.317(a)(2)(ii). This document corrects that omission.

    DATES:

    Effective Date: This correction is effective October 5, 2010.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    William F. Russo, Director of Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, or call (202) 273-9515 (not a toll-free number).

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    On September 29, 2010, VA published in the Federal Register (75 FR 59968), an amendment to 38 CFR 3.317 to implement a decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that there is a positive association between service in Southwest Asia during certain periods and the subsequent development of certain infectious diseases. In the first sentence of § 3.317(a)(2)(ii), we inadvertently omitted a comma following the word “etiology.” This correction document adds the comma immediately following the word “etiology” in that sentence.

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    List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 3

    • Administrative practice and procedure
    • Claims
    • Disability benefits
    • Health care
    • Pensions
    • Radioactive materials
    • Veterans
    • Vietnam
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    Approved: September 30, 2010.

    William F. Russo,

    Director, Regulations Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.

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    For the reason set out in the preamble, VA is correcting 38 CFR part 3 as follows:

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    PART 3—ADJUDICATION

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    1. The authority citation for part 3, subpart A continues to read as follows:

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    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted.

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    [Corrected]
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    2. In § 3.317, paragraph (a)(2)(ii), first sentence, add a comma immediately after the word “etiology.”

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    [FR Doc. 2010-24898 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]

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Comments Received:
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Published:
10/05/2010
Department:
Veterans Affairs Department
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Correcting amendment.
Document Number:
2010-24898
Pages:
61356-61356 (1 pages)
RINs:
2900-AN24: Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf War Service
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2900-AN24/presumptions-of-service-connection-for-persian-gulf-war-service
Topics:
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Disability benefits, Health care, Pensions, Radioactive materials, Veterans, Vietnam
PDF File:
2010-24898.pdf
CFR: (1)
38 CFR 3.317