{"id":347,"date":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/2021\/06\/16\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/"},"modified":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","slug":"veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/3271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veterans Administration<\/a> has announced several additional conditions that have been added to the list of presumptive diseases resulting in eligibility for VA disability benefits. Veterans who served in Vietnam and have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, or Parkinsonism will no longer have to prove exposure to Agent Orange or a relation between exposure and their disease.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Conditions on the List of Presumptive Diseases for Veterans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Simply having the disease and having served in the country (or specific location) where Agent Orange was used is sufficient to prove service-related disability. Parkinson\u2019s disease was previously approved as a presumptively service-connected disability, but now this approval extends to atypical Parkinsonism, which encompasses a broader array of conditions characterized by Parkinson\u2019s-like symptoms but without the loss of nerve cells in the brain that denotes classic Parkinson\u2019s disease. This will allow expedited processing and approval of disability compensation benefits for veterans with these conditions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eligibility for\u00a0<\/strong><strong>VA Disability Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The VA is also undertaking rulemaking to add respiratory conditions such as asthma, sinusitis, and rhinitis to the list of disabilities presumptively associated with service in Southwest Asia, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan during the Persian Gulf War and after 9\/11. The parameters of this presumptive eligibility are yet to be determined, but the VA is focusing on respiratory conditions associated with particulate matter pollution. Until the new rules are finalized, Gulf War and post 9\/11 veterans can continue to pursue compensation claims with evidence of exposure and service connection. These claims will be reviewed and expedited once presumptive eligibility is approved.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/1404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norris McLaughlin Elder Care &amp; Special Needs Law Practice Group<\/a> addresses the confusion and financial burden of the cost of care by advocating for our clients and maximizing their eligibility for government benefits, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans\u2019 benefits. If you have any questions about this post or any other related legal matters, please feel free to contact me at <a href=\"mailto:ssiegel@norris-law.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ssiegel@norris-law.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Veterans Administration has announced several additional conditions that have been added to the list of presumptive diseases resulting in eligibility for VA disability benefits. Veterans who served in Vietnam and have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, or Parkinsonism will no longer have to prove exposure to Agent Orange or a relation between exposure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[80,46],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.1 (Yoast SEO v22.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility - Peace of Mind<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Veterans Administration has announced several additional conditions that have been added to the list of presumptive diseases resulting in eligibility for VA disability benefits. Veterans who served in Vietnam and have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, or Parkinsonism will no longer have to prove exposure to Agent Orange or a relation between exposure [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Peace of Mind\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/12\/Disability.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1066\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shana Siegel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shana Siegel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/\",\"name\":\"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility - Peace of Mind\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2b151b08b08c206b97059505548163a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/\",\"name\":\"Peace of Mind\",\"description\":\"Elder Care and Special Needs Law Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2b151b08b08c206b97059505548163a\",\"name\":\"Shana Siegel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c9b407dbce31f568eb92fac6a9e71d12\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c67498488fe05aa35c7343bda7e34255?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c67498488fe05aa35c7343bda7e34255?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shana Siegel\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/wordpress-599075-1937274.cloudwaysapps.com\/attorney_profiles\/shana-siegel\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/author\/ssiegel\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility - Peace of Mind","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility","og_description":"The Veterans Administration has announced several additional conditions that have been added to the list of presumptive diseases resulting in eligibility for VA disability benefits. Veterans who served in Vietnam and have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, or Parkinsonism will no longer have to prove exposure to Agent Orange or a relation between exposure [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/","og_site_name":"Peace of Mind","article_published_time":"2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1066,"url":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/12\/Disability.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shana Siegel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shana Siegel","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/","url":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/","name":"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility - Peace of Mind","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-16T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2b151b08b08c206b97059505548163a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/veterans\/veterans-administration-conditions-list-presumptive-diseases-disability-benefits-eligibility\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Veterans Administration Adds Conditions to List of Presumptive Diseases for Disability Benefits Eligibility"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/","name":"Peace of Mind","description":"Elder Care and Special Needs Law Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2b151b08b08c206b97059505548163a","name":"Shana Siegel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c9b407dbce31f568eb92fac6a9e71d12","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c67498488fe05aa35c7343bda7e34255?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c67498488fe05aa35c7343bda7e34255?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shana Siegel"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/wordpress-599075-1937274.cloudwaysapps.com\/attorney_profiles\/shana-siegel\/"],"url":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/author\/ssiegel\/"}]}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/elder-care-special-needs-law-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}