class members under include a b. Nehmer Nehmer Class Member Categories Veteran who served in the RVN during the Vietnam Era, and has a covered herbicide disease, and surviving spouse, child, or parent of a deceased Veteran who served in the RVN during the Vietnam era, and died as the result of a covered herbicide disease. For more information on References: the definition of service in the RVN, see , and M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.C.3.e, and considering claims on service aboard ships offshore of the RVN, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.C.3.m. c. Definition: A under means a disease for which VA has covered herbicide disease Covered established a presumption of SC under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Herbicide Disease Chloracne is a covered herbicide disease . Exception: not The covered herbicide diseases under are amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis IHD (including, but not limited to, acute, subacute, and old myocardial infarction (MI); atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) including coronary artery disease (CAD) (including coronary spasm) and coronary bypass surgery; and stable, unstable, and Prinzmetal’s angina all chronic B-cell leukemias (including, but not limited to, leukemia and CLL) Parkinson’s disease early-onset PN Hodgkin’s disease multiple myeloma NHL PCT prostate cancer respiratory cancers (cancer of the lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea) soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma), as defined in , and type 2 diabetes, also known as type II DM or adult-onset diabetes. d. Entitlement A class member is entitled to compensation under if a claim for SC Nehmer to Benefits for a covered herbicide disease, or Dependency Indemnity Compensation Under 38 CFR (DIC) based on death caused by a covered herbicide disease, was 3.816
b. Nehmer Class Member Categories Nehmer class members under include a Veteran who served in the RVN during the Vietnam Era, and has a covered herbicide disease, and surviving spouse, child, or parent of a deceased Veteran who served in the RVN during the Vietnam era, and died as the result of a covered herbicide disease. References: For more information on the definition of service in the RVN, see , and M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.C.3.e, and considering claims on service aboard ships offshore of the RVN, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 2.C.3.m. c. Definition: Covered Herbicide Disease A covered herbicide disease under means a disease for which VA has established a presumption of SC under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Exception: Chloracne is not a covered herbicide disease . The covered herbicide diseases under are amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis IHD (including, but not limited to, acute, subacute, and old myocardial infarction (MI); atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) including coronary artery disease (CAD) (including coronary spasm) and coronary bypass surgery; and stable, unstable, and Prinzmetal’s angina all chronic B-cell leukemias (including, but not limited to, leukemia and CLL) Parkinson’s disease early-onset PN Hodgkin’s disease multiple myeloma NHL PCT prostate cancer respiratory cancers (cancer of the lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea) soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma), as defined in , and type 2 diabetes, also known as type II DM or adult-onset diabetes. d. Entitlement to Benefits Under 38 CFR 3.816 A Nehmer class member is entitled to compensation under if a claim for SC for a covered herbicide disease, or Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on death caused by a covered herbicide disease, was