The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting enforcement of a new rule for determining disability payments after veterans ...
Veteran advocates warned the rule could cause veterans’ disability ratings to be reduced, possibly prompting some to stop ...
The VA now requires disability ratings to reflect a veteran’s condition as it appears while medicated, rather than estimating ...
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says the rule will not directly impact veterans' current disability ratings, while ...
The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it "will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA ...
The VA implemented a new rule that disability levels will be based on how well veterans function while on medication.
Veterans groups had warned that the change would have disadvantaged veterans who need medication.
Current law bars veterans who were forced to medically retire before 20 years of service from receiving full retirement and ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs implements administrative adjustments impacting financial planning for thousands of service members, citing administrative costs and recent judicial precedents as ...