TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS WHO REPORT TOXIC EXPOSURES.
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Title
38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Chapter
PTII/CH11
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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“(a) Health Care Personnel.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs education and training to identify, treat, and assess the impact on veterans of illnesses related to toxic exposures and inform such personnel of how to ask for additional information from veterans regarding different toxic exposures.
“(b) Benefits Personnel.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall incorporate a training program for processors of claims under the laws administered by the Secretary who review claims for disability benefits relating to service-connected disabilities based on toxic exposures.
“(2) Annual training.—Training provided to processors under paragraph (1) shall be provided not less frequently than annually.”
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