Rep. Subramanyam Statement on VA Rescinding Rules on Disability Ratings

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) planned rescission of its recently published Interim Final Rule (IFR), which changed how veteran disability ratings would be evaluated:

"This is welcome news. The VA reversed course only after an outcry from thousands of veterans, their families, and outraged members of Congress like me. The original proposal was deeply flawed, effectively pressuring veterans to choose between medication or the full benefits they've earned.

Veterans' benefits should never hinge on how their medication happens to be working on a given day. These benefits were earned through service and sacrifice. Our commitment to care for those who served should not be conditional.

I spoke out against this issue recently on the House floor, and I will continue to fight against any effort to shortchange our veterans. That is not who we are as a nation."