Department of Veterans Affairs January 14, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its adjudication regulation to establish a presumption of service connection for osteoporosis for former Prisoners of War (POWs) who were detained or interned for at least 30 days and whose osteoporosis is at least 10 percent disabling. The proposed amendment would implement a decision by the Secretary to establish such a presumption based on scientific studies.