Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski praises VA's reversal on 2026 disability rating rule after veteran and Democratic pushback in ...

Back pain is one of the most common disability claims among veterans, yet the ratings awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can vary widely from one veteran to an ...

The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it "will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA Secretary Doug Collins said.

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 ...

The lawsuit argues that the rule on disability ratings was implemented without proper notice or prior public comment period.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an abrupt about-face, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said Thursday the agency was "halting enforcement" ...

A federal lawsuit is challenging a Department of Veterans Affairs rule that requires disability ratings to reflect how well veterans function on medication rather than the severity of their underlying ...

Veterans and advocates are struggling to understand the ramifications of a new federal rule, under which the Department of Veterans Affairs will consider the effectiveness of medications when ...

The VA is halting enforcement of a new rule that would have based veterans' disability ratings on how well their medication ...

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 ...