title: Secondary service connection for diagnosable illnesses associated with traumatic brain injury. Final rule.
abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication regulations concerning service connection. This final rule acts upon a report of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Gulf War and Health, Volume 7: Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury, regarding the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and five diagnosable illnesses. This amendment establishes that if a veteran who has a service-connected TBI also has one of these diagnosable illnesses, then that illness will be considered service connected as secondary to the TBI.
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006728:Hormones / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D058014:Veterans Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones