2900-AO19 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the portion of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (Rating Schedule) that addresses the hematologic and lymphatic systems. The intended effect of this change is to incorporate medical advances that have occurred since the last review, update medical terminology, add medical conditions not currently in the Rating Schedule, and refine criteria for further clarity and ease of rater application.

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VA is updating its Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD, or Rating Schedule) to better reflect modern medicine. The VASRD, which is part 4 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, governs how claims processors evaluate the severity of disabilities. While VA has routinely updated parts of the VASRD, this proposal is the first time VA is working to update the entire VASRD since 1945. In 2009, a formal project management plan was created to outline how to update the VASRD. A working group of specialized physicians (VA and non-VA), stakeholders, and claims processors reviews each of the 15 body systems and provides analysis to assist VA in developing updates. The public has 60 days to provide VA with comments. VA will introduce the proposed updates to the VASRD incrementally and is committed to an update of the entire VASRD.

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]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> NPRM 08/06/2015 80 FR 46888 NPRM Comment Period End 10/05/2015 Final Rule 04/00/2017 No No None No No www.regulations.gov No No Ioulia Vvedenskaya M.D. Medical Officer, Compensation Service (211C) 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 461-9882 ioulia.vvedenskaya@va.gov Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420