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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Benefits Administration
Washington, D.C. 20420
June 29, 2010
Director (00/21)
All VA Regional Offices and Centers
Fast Letter 10-24
SUBJ: Updated Pre-Discharge Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) Notification in view of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) Decision in Vazquez-Flores and Schultz v. Shinseki
This letter rescinds Fast Letter 09-14, New Duty-to-Notify and Response Documents for Pre- Discharge Programs, (February 20, 2009, which was issued following the January 30, 2008, decision by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the Court) in Vazquez- Flores v. Peake). This fast letter provides an updated VCAA notice for Pre-discharge claims for disability compensation.














