title: Disease associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents: peripheral neuropathy.
abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as a final rule its proposal to amend its adjudication regulations by clarifying and expanding the terminology regarding presumptive service connection for acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. This amendment implements a decision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs based on findings from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute of Medicine report, Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2010. It also amends VA's regulation governing retroactive awards for certain diseases associated with herbicide exposure as required by court orders in the class action litigation of Nehmer v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
mesh_terms: D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D015984:Causality; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D006540:Herbicides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D047829:Vietnam Conflict
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid