VA disability ratings Archives

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Veterans Killed the VA’s Disability Rating Rule. The Fight Isn’t Over.

The VA's interim rule allowing disability ratings to be lowered based on medication effectiveness was formally rescinded on 27 February after 20,000+ public comments and bipartisan outrage.

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Veterans Forced the VA to Back Down on Disability Ratings. That Fight Is Far from Over.

The VA published a rule on 17 February that would have tied disability ratings to medication effectiveness, potentially cutting compensation for millions of veterans.