Fed Regist. 2014 Sep 24;79(185):57409-14.
This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations in order to implement a statutory mandate that VA provide health care to certain veterans who served at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for at least 30 days during the period beginning on January 1, 1957, and ending on December 31, 1987. The law requires VA to furnish hospital care and medical services for these veterans for certain illnesses and conditions that may be attributed to exposure to toxins in the water system at Camp Lejeune. This rule does not implement the statutory provision requiring VA to provide health care to these veterans' family members; regulations applicable to such family members will be promulgated through a separate notice.
本文件修订了退伍军人事务部(VA)的法规,以执行一项法定任务,即VA为在1957年1月1日至1987年12月31日期间于北卡罗来纳州勒琼营服役至少30天的某些退伍军人提供医疗保健。该法律要求VA为这些退伍军人提供医院护理和医疗服务,以治疗可能归因于接触勒琼营供水系统中毒素的某些疾病和病症。本规则未执行要求VA为这些退伍军人的家庭成员提供医疗保健的法定条款;适用于此类家庭成员的法规将通过单独通知发布。