A week after the Department of Veterans Affairs published an interim final rule that would have lowered disability ...

The new rule might mean that veterans receive lower disability ratings from the VA, officials from major veterans service ...

A Federal Register notice says the VA is rescinding a final interim rule and restoring the standard for calculating veterans disability ratings.

VA is proposing major changes to disability ratings for sleep apnea, tinnitus, and mental health, shifting away from device based formulas and toward functional impairment.

The rule, which had gone into effect without prior notice, was quickly condemned by veterans groups as effectively lowering a veteran’s disability rating.

If a medication or treatment lowers a veteran's disability level, the rating will be based on the lower level, according to a ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ...

Vietnam Veterans of America called the change concerning and said VA disability ratings should affect “real-world functional loss” along with medication side effects, including “fatigue, cognitive ...

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The department says it won't enforce a new disability rule two days after announcing it — critics said it would cut veterans' benefits and penalize them for seeking treatment.

More than 18,500 veterans sent in comments regarding the new VA policy that would change disability ratings.