{"abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for certain diseases. This amendment implements a decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that there is a positive association between service in Southwest Asia during certain periods and the subsequent development of certain infectious diseases in response to an October 16, 2006, report of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), titled \"Gulf War and Health Volume 5: Infectious Diseases.\" The intended effect of this amendment is to establish presumptive service connection for these diseases and to provide guidance regarding long-term health effects associated with these diseases.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2010/09/29/2010-24360.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":3,"title":38}],"citation":"75 FR 59968","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: This amendment is effective September 29, 2010.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2010-24360","effective_on":"2010-09-29","end_page":59972,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2010/09/29/2010-24360.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/09/29/2010-24360/presumptions-of-service-connection-for-persian-gulf-service","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2010-24360?publication_date=2010-09-29","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2010-09-29/2010-24360/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":7186,"last_updated":"2026-09-23 00:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-09-29/pdf/2010-24360.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2010-09-29","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2010/09/29/2010-24360.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2900-AN24":{"issue":"201010","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2900-AN24/presumptions-of-service-connection-for-persian-gulf-war-service","title":"Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf War Service","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201010&RIN=2900-AN24&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2900-AN24"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2010-10-19T08:06:10Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":59968,"subtype":null,"title":"Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf Service","toc_doc":"Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf Service","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Claims","Disability benefits","Health care","Pensions","Radioactive materials","Veterans","Vietnam"],"type":"Rule","volume":75}