Article Title: Amid outcry, VA abruptly stops enforcing new disability rating rule
Article Excerpt: "Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Thursday that he would not enforce a rule mandating that disability ratings be based on improvements with medication, rather than on the severity of the condition or injury. Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-02-19/va-rule-change-evaluative-rating-halted-enforcement-20805900.html Source - Stars and Stripes...The rule, which had gone into effect Tuesday without prior notice, was quickly condemned by major veterans groups...Collins also indicated that the VA would not pursue enforcing the rule again."
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