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VA reverses on new disability rating rule after intense backlash
The VA reversed a rule after veterans groups warned it could lower compensation for millions by factoring medication effects into disability ratings, Secretary Collins said enforcement halted.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rescinded a rule requiring examiners to consider medication-based improvements in disability ratings, after backlash.
- Veterans groups mobilized, criticizing the policy; critics warned of harmful effects and called for scrutiny, with the VA rescinding the rule after backlash.
- A veteran who served in Haiti and Bosnia said stabilizing symptoms with medication doesn’t mean the injury is gone and such harms often don’t show on MRI.
- The reversal brought relief to veterans and advocates who mobilized, while officials said legal action may no longer be necessary and the VA takes veterans' concerns seriously.
- Recent court rulings directed the VA to base disability ratings on condition severity, while advocates warned continued oversight is needed as millions of disabled veterans faced potential rating cuts.
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Critics said it could reduce compensation for veterans with managed symptoms.
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