Department of Veterans Affairs published an interim final rule that changes one deceptively simple question at the heart of ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has pushed its backlog of disability compensation and pension benefit claims consistently below 100,000 for the first time since 2020. VA said it has cut the ...

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

Veterans want the VA to rescind a controversial regulation published Feb. 17 that put compensation ratings in legal limbo.

Veterans groups said the rule is an “abrupt shift” and was “issued in a closed and unnecessarily expedited process.” ...

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

The VA now requires disability ratings to reflect a veteran’s condition as it appears while medicated, rather than estimating how severe it would be without treatment.

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 ...

Every veteran who has served our nation deserves the support and care they've earned. Filing for VA disability benefits is a vital step in accessing the resources and assistance needed for a ...

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A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars.