VA Lists many new ailments as "no relationship" to Agent Orange
action: Notice.
SUMMARY: As required by law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hereby gives notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
under authority of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, Public Law 107-103, Section 201(d), has determined
that a presumption of service connection is not warranted based on exposure to herbicides used in the Republic of Vietnam during the
Vietnam Era for the following health outcomes: Hepatobiliary cancers; oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cancer; bone and joint cancer; skin
cancers (melanoma, basal, and squamous cell); breast cancer; female reproductive cancer [cervix, uterus, and ovary); testicular cancer;
urinary bladder cancer; renal cancer; leukemia (other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)); abnormal sperm characteristics and
infertility; spontaneous abortion; neonatal or infant death and stillbirth in offspring of exposed individuals; low birthweight in offspring of
exposed individuals; neurobehavioral disorders (cognitive and neuropsychiatric); movement disorders including Parkinson's disease
and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); chronic peripheral nervous system disorders; respiratory disorders; gastrointestinal, metabolic,
and digestive disorders (changes in liver enzymes, lipid abnormalities, ulcers); immune system disorders (immune suppression,
autoimmunity); circulatory disorders; amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis; endometriosis; effects on thyroid homeostasis; gastrointestinal
tumors (esophagus, stomach, pancreas, colon, rectum; brain tumors; and any other condition for which the Secretary has not specifically
determined a presumption of service connection is warranted.
The Secretary's determinations regarding individual diseases are based on all available evidence in a 2004 report of the National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) and prior NAS reports. This notice generally states specific information only with respect to significant
additional studies that were first reviewed by NAS in its 2004 report. Information regarding additional relevant studies is stated in VA'
s prior notices following earlier NAS reports, and will not be repeated here. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda F.
Ford, Consultant, Regulations Staff, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-7210.
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