![]() ![]() “Through this process, I determined that the evidence provided was sufficient to establish presumptions of service connection for these three respiratory conditions. “I announced my intent to initiate rulemaking on May 27 to consider adding respiratory conditions to the list of chronic disabilities,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough. VA’s review also concluded that there was sufficient evidence to presume that these Veterans have been exposed to particulate matter. 2, 1990, to the present, or Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Syria or Djibouti beginning Sept. The process concluded that particulate matter pollution is associated with chronic asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis for Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations beginning Aug. ![]() VA conducted the first iteration of a newly formed internal VA process to review scientific evidence to support rulemaking, resulting in the recommendation to consider the creation of new presumptions of service connection for respiratory conditions based on VA’s evaluation of a National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine report and other evidence. 2 for asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis on a presumptive basis based on presumed particulate matter exposures during military service in South-East Asia and certain other areas – if these conditions manifested within ten years of a qualifying period of military service. VA has begun processing disability claims Aug. ![]()
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