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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| Document Number | 2025-20448 |
| FR Citation | 90 FR 52494 |
| Type | Notice |
| Published | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Effective Date | - |
| RIN | - |
| Docket ID | Docket No. VA-2025-VACO-0001 |
| Pages | 52494–52495 (2 pages) |
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