A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The VA now requires disability ratings to reflect a veteran’s condition as it appears while medicated, rather than estimating ...

The rule change stated veteran disability would be measured on how well a veteran functions while on medication, rather than the underlying impairment itself. While Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug ...

VA disability compensation is paid to veterans whose injuries or illnesses were caused or worsened by military service.

The VA implemented a new rule that disability levels will be based on how well veterans function while on medication.

The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs has halted a rule Colorado Springs advocates feared could incentivize veterans to not take medications for serious conditions over concerns they see ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plays a crucial role in providing financial support to veterans through disability compensation, a benefit that is dependent on various factors, including a ...

An Army combat veteran now living in the Midwest was dealing with multiple injuries by the time he finished his military service. He’d suffered a traumatic brain injury after his vehicle struck an IED ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans. On February 17th, the DVA amended an interim final rule that they say clarifies the DVA’s ...

First, the VA can now take medication into account when rating a disability. For example, tinnitus, or ear ringing, is one of ...

This is why Ingram mattered. It recognized that improvement through treatment should not cancel out evidence of injury. Symptoms managed by medication are still symptoms, and the underlying disability ...