VA reverses on new disability rating rule
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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 ...
Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without medication. Under the new rule, the rating is based on how the veteran ...
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VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings
If a medication or treatment lowers a veteran's disability level, the rating will be based on the lower level, according to a ...
Veterans groups said the rule is an “abrupt shift” and was “issued in a closed and unnecessarily expedited process.” ...
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 VA paused a rule that bases compensation on how a veteran does on medication and not on the injury or illness, but it ...
The administration continues to punish the men and women who served the nation ...
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