The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ...
Department of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins announced the rule ‘will not be enforced at any time in the future.’ ...
Collins initially took to X to defend the rule, calling criticism “fake news” and stating the policy “simply formalizes VA’s ...
The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it "will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA ...
A Vietnam veteran has filed suit over a VA rule that requires medical examiners to factor in a medication's effects when ...
As 2026 begins, Tampa Veterans’ Disability Attorney David W. Magann is urging Florida veterans to carefully review their ...
If a medication or treatment lowers a veteran's disability level, the rating will be based on the lower level, according to a ...
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.
A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
On Tuesday, February 17, an interim final rule was introduced by the VA that took effect immediately that declared veterans should be rated for their functional impairment based on treatment ...
Secretary Collins suspends measure after veteran backlash over medication-based ratings.