Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs has retreated from enforcing a controversial regulation it rolled out Tuesday that required ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSWO) - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins has halted enforcement of a controversial new rule that would have changed the way the VA rates certain disabilities. The proposed ...

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Veterans Affairs medical examiners are now required to consider the effects of medication on a veteran's health condition when assigning a disability rating under a new regulation published Tuesday by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal lawsuit is challenging a Department of Veterans Affairs rule that requires disability ratings to reflect how well ...

UPDATE: Since this article was originally published on 19 Feb 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs said it is reviewing feedback on the proposed changes to how disability ratings may be evaluated ...