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VA RIN: 2900-AQ82 Publication ID: Spring 2020 
Title: ●Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Mental Disorders 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the portion of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD or Rating Schedule) that addresses mental disorders. The proposed rule reflects advances in medical knowledge, recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the Veterans’ benefit program, recommendations from the Mental Disorders Work Group (Work Group), which is comprised of subject matter experts from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Department of Defense (DoD), Veterans Service Organization (VSO) representatives, and comments from experts and the public gathered as part of a public forum. The public forum, focusing on revisions to the mental disorders section of the VASRD, was held on January 28-29, 2010.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.130   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a)    38 U.S.C. 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2020 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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