Presumptive service connection for chronic, tropical, or prisoner-of-war related disease, disease associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, or disease associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune; wartime and service on or after January 1, 1947

[Reserved]

General rating considerations

Principles relating to service connection

Direct service connection; wartime and peacetime

Direct service connection; peacetime service before January 1, 1947

Aggravation of preservice disability

Presumptive service connection; peacetime service before January 1, 1947

Disease subject to presumptive service connection

Disabilities that are proximately due to, or aggravated by, service-connected disease or injury

Claims based on exposure to ionizing radiation

Cause of death

Claims based on service in Vietnam

Basic pension determinations

Basic eligibility determinations; dependents, loans, education

Claims based on chronic effects of exposure to mustard gas and Lewisite

Compensation for certain disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf veterans

Presumptive service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Rating of disabilities aggravated by service

Combined ratings

Multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities

[Reserved]

Examinations

Reexaminations

lndependent medical opinions

[Reserved]

Resumption of rating when veteran subsequently reports for Department of Veterans Affairs examination

[Reserved]

Total and permanent total ratings and unemployability

Total disability ratings for compensation purposes

Permanent and total disability ratings for pension purposes

Continuance of total disability ratings

Stabilization of disability evaluations