title: Tentative eligibility determinations; presumptive eligibility for psychosis and other mental illness. Final rule.
abstract: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulation authorizing tentative eligibility determinations to comply with amended statutory authority concerning minimum active-duty service requirements. This document also codifies in regulation statutory presumptions of medical care eligibility for veterans of certain wars and conflicts who developed psychosis within specified time periods and for Persian Gulf War veterans who developed a mental illness other than psychosis within 2 years after service and within 2 years after the end of the Persian Gulf War period.
mesh_terms: D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D058014:Veterans Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014857:Warfare