Department of Veterans Affairs July 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

VBA/VHA Musculoskeletal Forum: Improving VA's Disability Evaluation Criteria
Document Number: 2010-17320
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-16
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)/Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Musculoskeletal Forum: Improving VA's Disability Criteria to capture public comment and current medical science information from presentations made by subject matter experts. VA plans to use this information to update the sections of VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) that pertain to diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. See 38 CFR 4.40-4.73. Specifically, diagnostic code descriptors and evaluation criteria will be discussed. Contingent upon available capacity and time, individuals wishing to make oral statements will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Stressor Determinations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Document Number: C1-2010-16885
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-15
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-16930
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Stressor Determinations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Document Number: 2010-16885
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations governing service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by liberalizing in some cases the evidentiary standard for establishing the required in-service stressor. This amendment eliminates the requirement for corroborating that the claimed in-service stressor occurred if a stressor claimed by a veteran is related to the veteran's fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and a VA psychiatrist or psychologist, or a psychiatrist or psychologist with whom VA has contracted, confirms that the claimed stressor is adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD and that the veteran's symptoms are related to the claimed stressor, provided that the claimed stressor is consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of the veteran's service.
Proposed Information Collection (Quarterly Report of State Approving Agency) Activities Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16789
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed to accurately reimburse State Approving Agencies (SAAs) for expenses incurred in the approval and supervision of education and training programs.
Proposed Information Collection (Request for Identifying Information Re: Veteran's Loan Records) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16788
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information needed to complete a claimant's application.
Proposed Information Collection (Dependent's Request for Change of Program or Place of Training) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16787
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed to request a change of education program or place of training.
Proposed Information Collection (Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) Election Request) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16786
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed to determine dependents of veterans beginning date to start their DEA benefits.
Proposed Information Collection (Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16785
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed to determine eligibility for aid and attendance for claimants who are patients in nursing home.
Proposed Information Collection (Income-Net Worth and Employment Statement) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16784
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information needed to determine a claimant's entitlement to disability pension.
Proposed Information Collection (Health Resource Center Medical Center Payment Form) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16783
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.
Proposed Information Collection (Availability of Educational, Licensing, and Certifications Records) Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-16782
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments for information needed to determine whether payments provided to educational institutions and licensing and certification organizations are correct.
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-16703
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-09
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans' Rural Health Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-16648
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-08
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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