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Decision Following the Formal Evaluation on the Relationship Between Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Certain Blood Conditions

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing notice of the Secretary's determination under title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) 1174(a)(2) that a presumption of service connection is not warranted for polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, histiocytosis, mastocytosis, and chronic myeloproliferative disease for veterans exposed to fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) while serving in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations or Somalia on or after August 2, 1990, or in Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Djibouti, or Uzbekistan on or after September 11, 2001.

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Citation: 90 FR 52494
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Document Number2025-20448
FR Citation90 FR 52494
TypeNotice
PublishedNov 20, 2025
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Docket IDDocket No. VA-2025-VACO-0001
Pages52494–52495 (2 pages)
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