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VA RIN: 2900-AH43 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Schedule for Rating Disabilities--The Eye 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending that portion of its Schedule for Rating Disabilities that addresses disabilities of the eye. The intended effect of this action is to update this portion of the rating schedule to ensure that it uses current medical terminology and unambiguous criteria, and that it reflects medical advances that have occurred since the last review. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.75   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/11/1999  64 FR 25246   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/12/1999  64 FR 25246   
Final Action  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.Regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Rhonda F. Ford
Chief (211D)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9739
Email: rhonda.ford@va.gov