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We talk a lot about what we want on this board.
With a lot of the current information out there right now, in the general populace and in the VA concerning pesticide exposure and Parkinsons - HOW EXACTLY DO WE GET THIS ADDED TO THE PRESUMPTIVE LIST?
Does a congress critter have to push this legistlatively?
How do they add presumptive condtions to the law and come up with their standard exams?
Is it a numbers thing, as in we had so many get diagnosed with ALS above the general population that they figured it out and added it?
Excuse me for being dumb about this -
But how conditions get added?

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Yes, it takes congressional approval to amend these things-- after some arm-twisting with the VA Research Advisory Committee and the IOM. An example of how these changes are made can be seen in this report: http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000358

That's why it's SO IMPORTANT for everyone to get invovled in the RAC meetings when they come up:
http://www1.va.gov/RAC-GWVI/page.cfm?pg=21

If you can't attend in person, please submit your own letter or email with your concerns to them at least a couple of weeks ahead of the meeting dates.

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