The opposition comes as part of a fight over a sweeping legislative package that could affect more than 1 million veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has retreated from enforcing a controversial regulation it rolled out Tuesday that required medical examiners to factor in the effects of medication when weighing ...

A new Department of Veterans Affairs rule that would tie disability ratings more closely to how well medication controls symptoms has been halted by the VA Secretary. The VA issued the interim final ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins promised Thursday that the department would not enforce the controversial rule, but it remains on the books. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Veterans and lawmakers want the ...

Days after concerns surfaced locally and nationwide over a new disability ratings rule, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is halting enforcement of the policy effective immediately.

A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be rescinded formally on Feb. 27. According ...