UPDATE
As of February 27, 2026 the interim ruling has been OFFICIALLY RESCINDED from the Federal Register! This is a HUGE win for veterans. This was only made possible because we made all our voices heard. Below is the official rescinding document in the CFR and the official letter from Congress requesting that the VA rescind the ruling.
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As of February 17, 2026, the VA's interim ruling RIN 2900-AS49, Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication went into effect in the Federal Register.
It basically states that veterans disability compensation will be reliant on the medication that veteran receives for that condition instead of the condition itself.
For example: If your back condition is at 20% without medication, but at the 10% rate because of the medication, they will rate you at 10%.
As of February 19, 2026 Secretary of the VA Doug Collins posted on Facebook, ""VA is halting enforcement of the interim final rule, Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication."
This statement of halting does not change the fact that the ruling is still live in the Federal Register (which is the law). The new ruling HAS NOT been rescinded.
We will keep you posted as we learn more.
The stance of the Rock County Veterans Service Office is that we are against this new ruling as we feel the unintended negative consequences on veterans would be great.
