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VA Presumptive Service Connected Conditions

Author : stefany-barnette | Published Date : 2025-08-08

Description: VA Presumptive Service Connected Conditions Michelle Kennedy Prisco MSN ANPC Washington DC WRIISC Service Connection Disability Established through many ways Four most common ways are Disability occurred while in military service 38

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VA Presumptive Service Connected Conditions Michelle Kennedy Prisco, MSN, ANP-C Washington, DC WRIISC Service Connection Disability Established through many ways. Four most common ways are: Disability occurred while in military service (38 CFR §§3.303, 3.304) Aggravation of a before service disability while in military service (38 CFR §3.306) A secondary condition occurs as a result of the service-connected disability (38 CFR §3.310) Presumption that the disease or disability occurred as a result of military service (38 CFR §§3.307, 3.308, 3.309) Why Do We have Presumptions? Lack of real knowledge and exposure data Two-step presumption: How Does VA Determine Presumptive Service Connected Conditions? Conditions are categorized as presumptive based on medical and scientific evidence of connections between health conditions and military environmental exposures including toxic agents, environmental or wartime hazards, and/or preventive medicines. VA contracts with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to scientifically review the evidence for possible connections. VA and other researchers continue to conduct research to investigate whether military service and exposure(s) are linked to illnesses. Veterans Eligible for Presumptive Service Connected Conditions Prisoners of War Vietnam Veterans (Agent Orange) Atomic Veterans (Ionizing Radiation) Gulf War Veterans (Undiagnosed Illnesses) Veterans diagnosed with a chronic health conditions within one year of separation from active duty Veterans who serve 90 days of continuous active duty service who develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease Former Prisoners of War (1) Imprisoned for any length of time, and disability at least 10 percent disabling: Psychosis Any of the anxiety states Dysthymic disorder Cold injury Post-traumatic osteoarthritis Heart disease and its complications Stroke and its complications Osteoporosis Former Prisoners of War Avitaminosis Pellagra Beriberi Malnutrition including optic atrophy Any other nutritional deficiency Chronic dysentery Helminthiasis Irritable bowel syndrome Cirrhosis of the liver Peptic ulcer disease Peripheral neuropathy (2) Imprisoned for at least 30 days, and disability at least 10 percent disabling: Agent Orange Exposure Veterans who may have been exposed: Exposure on land in Vietnam or on a ship operating on the inland waterways of Vietnam between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975 Exposure along the demilitarized zone in Korea between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971 Other possible groups of Veterans: Blue Water Veterans: Blue Water Veterans must have actually stepped foot on the land of Vietnam or served on its inland waterways anytime between January 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975 to be

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