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VA RIN: 2900-AP14 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Organs of Special Sense and Schedule of Ratings--Eye 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is revising the portion of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD or rating schedule) that addresses the organs of special sense and schedule of ratings eye. The final rule incorporates medical advances that have occurred since the last review, updates current medical terminology, and provides clearer evaluation criteria.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.77    38 CFR 4.78    38 CFR 4.79   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/09/2015  80 FR 32513   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/10/2015 
Final Action  05/00/2018 
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:
Dr. Gary Reynolds
Medical Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9700
Email: gary.reynolds3@va.gov