A Federal Register notice says the VA is rescinding a final interim rule and restoring the standard for calculating veterans disability ratings.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VA Secretary Doug Collins promised Thursday that the department would not enforce the controversial rule, but it remains on the ...

Veterans will have their disability compensation evaluated based on whether their prescribed medication or treatment improves their illness or injury, according to a new federal rule. The Department ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering changes to its disability rating system for some conditions to bring it in line with modern medicine, the agency announced. The proposed ...

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...

The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans suffer ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins attends a Purple Heart Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Department of Veterans Affairs ...

A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be rescinded formally on Feb. 27. According ...