The VA paused a rule that bases compensation on how a veteran does on medication and not on the injury or illness, but it ...
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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.
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.
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 ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing a rule that will add nine rare respiratory cancers to its list of presumptive service-connected disabilities for veterans exposed to toxins in burn pits ...