Presumptive Conditions
YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SERVICE-CONNECTED COMPENSATION AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT!
There are a number of medical conditions that the VA presumes were caused by military service regardless of whether it was diagnosed during service, entitling certain veterans to disability compensation benefits. In other words, if a veteran has been diagnosed with one of the "presumptive" conditions, the veteran does not have to prove that the condition is related to his/her service.
The VA presumes that the veteran's service caused the condition and disability compensation can be awarded. The most far-reaching presumptive is condition is Lou Gehrig's disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Any veteran (as long as the veteran had continuous active duty of 90 days) diagnosed with ALS after discharge or release from active duty is presumed to have a service-connected condition for which disability compensation can be awarded.Additional presumptive conditions apply to veterans in the following groups:
However, examples of presumptive conditions include heart disease, stroke or osteoporosis in former prisoners of war; Hodgkin's disease, lung cancer, prostate cancer or Type 2 diabetes in Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange; leukemia, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer or bone cancer in Atomic Veterans exposed to ionizing radiation; and fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic fatigue in Gulf War Veterans.
New presumptive conditions are added to the list periodically.
YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SERVICE-CONNECTED COMPENSATION AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT!
There are a number of medical conditions that the VA presumes were caused by military service regardless of whether it was diagnosed during service, entitling certain veterans to disability compensation benefits. In other words, if a veteran has been diagnosed with one of the "presumptive" conditions, the veteran does not have to prove that the condition is related to his/her service.
The VA presumes that the veteran's service caused the condition and disability compensation can be awarded. The most far-reaching presumptive is condition is Lou Gehrig's disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Any veteran (as long as the veteran had continuous active duty of 90 days) diagnosed with ALS after discharge or release from active duty is presumed to have a service-connected condition for which disability compensation can be awarded.Additional presumptive conditions apply to veterans in the following groups:
- Former POWs
- Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange between 1/9/62 and 5/7/75
- Atomic Veterans exposed to Ionizing Radiation
- Gulf War Veterans with undiagnosed illnesses
However, examples of presumptive conditions include heart disease, stroke or osteoporosis in former prisoners of war; Hodgkin's disease, lung cancer, prostate cancer or Type 2 diabetes in Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange; leukemia, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer or bone cancer in Atomic Veterans exposed to ionizing radiation; and fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic fatigue in Gulf War Veterans.
New presumptive conditions are added to the list periodically.
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