Updated VA rating schedule includes Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders, Nutritional Deficiencies
The newest revision to the VA schedule for rating disabilities includes updates to infectious diseases, …
Author: Dominique Joseph
Veterans are encouraged to participate in RAMP ahead of full implementation of the Appeals Modernization Act
Veterans who participate in RAMP can choose to have their VA decision reviewed in either the Supplemental …
Latest revision to VA’s rating schedule includes the hematologic and lymphatic systems
Effective December 9, 2018, there is a new rating schedule for the hematologic and lymphatic systems, which …
VA achieves major milestone in effort to modernize claims processing
More than 7.8 million paper files have been removed from 60 VA locations in less than 22 months. This …
VA marks one year since the signing of historic Appeals Modernization Act
One year ago today, the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (Appeals Modernization …
VA continues update to rating schedule with latest revision on skin conditions
No conditions were removed from the new rating schedule for skin conditions. However, several diagnostic …
VA updates compensation rating criteria, adds women-specific conditions to the schedule
The new rating schedule guarantees both men and women Veterans are evaluated equally.
VA updates rating criteria for dental disabilities
For the first time since 1945, VA is updating the entire rating schedule to more accurately reflect modern …
Individual Unemployability: Understanding the basics
As a VA claims processor, Veterans often ask me about Individual Unemployability (IU), also called Total …