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VA RIN: 2900-AO96 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Mental Disorders 
Abstract:

This final rule will change the reference from DSM-IV to DSM-5 in 38 CFR 4.125(a).  It amends VA's adjudication regulations to conform to the DSM-5, the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This change replaces the reference to previous editions of the manual with reference to the DSM-5. No changes to the evaluation criteria are made in this rule. This amendment will improve the quality and timeliness of the processing of Veterans' claims for benefits and appeals.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.125(a)   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a)    38 U.S.C. 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  08/04/2014  79 FR 45093   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  10/03/2014 
Final Action  03/19/2015  80 FR 14308   
Final Action Effective  03/19/2015 
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:
Ioulia Vvedenskaya M.D.
Medical Officer, Compensation Service (211C)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9882
Email: ioulia.vvedenskaya@va.gov