HR 8066
Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act, aims to update the Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability rating schedule. Specifically, it modifies the schedule to account for the potential negative impacts of medications and treatments on a veteran’s disability rating, provided evidence supports a baseline without these effects. The bill also clarifies that veterans can still receive compensation for disabilities worsened by treatment for an existing service-related injury.
Key provisions
- Modifies the VA disability rating schedule.
- Addresses the discounting of beneficial effects of medication and treatment.
- Requires evidence of a baseline without treatment for discounting.
- Allows compensation for aggravated injuries resulting from treatment.
Who is affected
- Veterans
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Notable changes
- Introduces a mechanism to adjust disability ratings based on the impact of medications and treatments.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8066
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act
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Section 1155 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
The Secretaryand inserting the following:
The Secretary
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
The schedule of ratings adopted and applied under subsection (a) shall be constructed to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment, when evidence can be used to establish a baseline without those beneficial effects.