A New VA Disability Rule May Lower Millions of Veteran Disability Ratings

A new VA disability rule may lower millions of veteran disability ratings

On Feb. 17, the Department of Veterans Affairs published an interim final rule that changes one deceptively simple question at the heart of disability exams. The VA’s answer will drastically lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, many of whom spent the last 20 years fighting two wars and an untold number of low-level conflicts.Effective immediately, the VA will rate veterans based on how they function with medication and treatme…

Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings

The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.