The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting enforcement of a new rule for determining disability payments after veterans ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins said the agency looks to avoid what many perceived as “adverse consequences.” ...

Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without ...

Department of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins announced the rule ‘will not be enforced at any time in the future.’ ...

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

Veterans groups said the rule is an “abrupt shift” and was “issued in a closed and unnecessarily expedited process.” ...

The rule, which had gone into effect without prior notice, was quickly condemned by veterans groups as effectively lowering a veteran’s disability rating.

A proposed rule change from the Department of Veterans Affairs is drawing sharp criticism from veterans' organizations and ...

NVBDC is proud to welcome Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC as the newest member of its Military & Veteran Organization ...

Advocacy groups say the policy may reduce ratings and have an "unforeseen and harmful" impact.

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

The consequences of this shift are not abstract.