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STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 5 things to know in veterans news: 2027 disability pay rate increase, new epilepsy treatment, a cookbook from a 90-year-old veteran | Stars and Stripes

The VA disability compensation rate increase is expected to be 3.7% or 3.8%, a 90-year-old veteran has a new cookbook and a new VA epilepsy treatment.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-08-28/new-cookbook-epilepsy-treatment-disability-pay-increase-22675800.html
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STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Amid outcry, VA abruptly stops enforcing new disability rating rule | Stars and Stripes

The rule, which had gone into effect without prior notice, was quickly condemned by veterans groups as effectively lowering a veteran’s disability rating.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-02-19/va-rule-change-evaluative-rating-halted-enforcement-20805900.html
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WASHINGTONPOST (Meryl Kornfield) - In rare move, Veterans Affairs pulls back on controversial disability rule

Veterans groups had warned that the change would have disadvantaged veterans who need medication.

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Sourcehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/19/veteran-affairs-disability-rule/
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STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings | Stars and Stripes

The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-02-17/new-va-rule-disability-ratings-20780685.html
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