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Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans (2008)
Board on Military and Veterans Health (BMVH)

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Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans

VA. 1998. Claims based on exposure to ionizing radiation (prostate cancer and any other cancer). Final rule. Federal Register 63(185):50993-50995.

VA. 2000. Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act. Final rule. Federal Register 65(136):43699-43700.

VA. 2001a. Claims based on the effects of tobacco products. Final rule. Federal Register 66(67):18195-18198.

VA. 2001b. Disease associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents: Type 2 diabetes. Final rule. Federal Register 66(89):23166-23169.

VA. 2001c. Diseases specific to radiation-exposed veterans. Proposed rule. Federal Register 66(153):41483-41485.

VA. 2001d. Extension of the presumptive period for compensation for Gulf War veterans’ undiagnosed illnesses. Interim final rule with request for comments. Federal Register 66(218):56614-56615.

VA. 2002. Diseases specific to radiation-exposed veterans. Final rule. Federal Register 67(17):3612-3616.

VA. 2003a. Disease associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Final rule. Federal Register 68(200):59540-59542.

VA. 2003b. Presumption of service connection for cirrhosis of the liver in former prisoners of war. Final rule. Federal Register 68(138):42602-42603.

VA. 2004. Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with service involving detention or internment as a prisoner of war. Interim final rule. Federal Register 69(194):60083-60090.

VA. 2005. Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with service involving detention or internment as a prisoner of war. Affirmation of interim final rule as final rule. Federal Register 70(123):37040-37042.

VA. 2006a. Extension of the presumptive period for compensation for Gulf War veterans. Interim final rule. Federal Register 7(242):75669-75672.

VA. 2006b (unpublished). Presumption of service connection: The public policy debate. Washington, DC: VA.

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Zeglin, D. E. 2006. Presumptions of service connection. Paper prepared for the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission. https://www.1888932-2946.ws/vetscommission/e-documentmanager/gallery/Documents/Reference_Materials/Presumption-Paper_3-7-06.pdf (accessed March 8, 2007).

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Front Matter (R1-R32)
General Summary (1-6)
Summary (7-26)
1 Introduction (27-35)
2 A Brief History of Presumptive Disability Decisions for Veterans (36-51)
3 The Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process (52-69)
4 Legislative Background on Presumptions (70-82)
5 Case Studies Summary Chapter (83-135)
6 Establishing an Evidence-Based Framework (136-149)
7 Scientific Evidence for Causation in the Population (150-174)
8 Synthesizing the Evidence for Causation (175-197)
9 Applying Population-Based Results to Individuals: From Observational Studies to Personal Compensation (198-236)
10 Health and Exposure Data Infrastructure to Improve the Scientific Basis of Presumptions (237-297)
11 Governmental Classification and Secrecy (298-308)
12 The Way Forward (309-328)
13 Recommendations (329-338)
Appendix A: Statement of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process, May 31, 2006 (339-343)
Appendix B: Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas (344-348)
Appendix C: Glossary (349-408)
Title Page (409-409)
Appendix D: Historical Background (410-423)
Appendix E: Arguments Favoring and Opposing Presumptions (424-433)
Appendix F: Tables: Summary of Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Legislative History (434-565)
Appendix G: VA's White Paper on the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process (566-569)
Appendix H: IOM's Statements of Task and Conclusions for Agent Orange and Gulf War Reports (570-591)
Appendix I: Case Studies (592-709)
Appendix J: Causation and Statistical Causal Methods (710-719)
Appendix K: Sources of Health and Exposure Data for Veterans (720-763)
Appendix L: Additional Classification and Secrecy Information (764-773)
Appendix M: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff (774-781)