. "5 Case Studies Summary Chapter." Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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IOM. 2005. Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2004. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
NRC. 2005. Assessment of the scientific information for the Radiation Exposure Screeningand Education Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
IOM. 2006. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in veterans: Review of scientific literature. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
IOM. 2006. Disposition of the Air Force Health Study. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
IOM. 2006. Gulf War and health, volume 4: Health effects of serving in the Gulf War. Washington: The National Academies Press.
IOM. 2006. Gulf War and health, volume 5: Infectious diseases. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
NRC. 2006. Health risks from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation: BEIR VII Phase2. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
IOM. 2006. Posttraumatic stress disorder: Diagnosis and assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
NRC. 2006. Toxicity testing for assessment of environmental agents interim report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
ANNEX 5-3
The VA provided the Committee with the following cost estimates (in chronological order):
VA (Department of Veterans Affairs). 1988. Cost estimate of Agent Orange legislation: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 1996. Cost estimate for regulation on claims based on exposure to herbicides: Estimatedbenefit and administrative costs. Adding prostate cancer and peripheral neuropathy to listof diseases for which VA will provide presumptive service connection based on herbicideexposure. Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 1996. Memorandum: Costing for regulation on claims based on exposure to herbicides. Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 1999. Costing of H.R. 690: Adding bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to list of diseases presumed service connected for certain radiation-exposed veterans. Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 2000. Costing of regulation RIN 2900-AK63: Disease associated with exposure to certainherbicide agents: Type 2 diabetes. Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 2001. Costing of regulation RIN 2900-AK83: Presumption of service connection forcirrhosis of the liver in former prisoners of war. Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 2003. Costing of RIN 2900-AL55: To establish a presumption of service connection forchronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Washington, DC: VA.
VA. 2004. Costing of RIN 2900-AM09: Additional presumptions for former POWs. Washington, DC: VA.