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House Veterans Affairs subcommittee presses VA to finish disability rating overhaul by 2026
Summary
The House Veterans Affairs subcommittee heard testimony that VA plans to finish a holistic update of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities by fiscal 2026, but GAO, researchers and veteransadvocates warned progress has been uneven, data gaps remain and greater transparency is needed for credible implementation.
Chairman Littrell convened the House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing on VA efforts to modernize the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD), telling witnesses that the schedule "was created in 1945" and that the overhaul affects veterans' monthly compensation and must reflect modern medicine.
Nina Tan, executive director of Compensation Service at the Veterans Benefits Administration, told the panel that VA established a modernization plan in 2009 and has completed updates to 11 of the 15 body systems. "We anticipate publishing the final rules for all 4 body systems in 3 rule makings by 2026," Tan said, describing the…
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