title: Herbicide exposure and veterans with covered service in Korea. Final rule.
abstract: This document adopts as a final rule the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposal to amend VA adjudication, medical, and vocational rehabilitation and employment regulations to incorporate relevant provisions of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003. Specifically, this document amends VA regulations regarding herbicide exposure of certain veterans who served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone and regulations regarding spina bifida in their children. It also amends VA's medical regulations by correcting the Health Administration Center's hand-delivery address.
mesh_terms: D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D003678:Defoliants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D047869:Korean War; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018812:Paternal Exposure; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D003678:Defoliants, Chemical; D006540:Herbicides; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid