VA Disability Rating Drops When Your Medication Works
A 2026 VA interim rule allows medication effectiveness to lower disability ratings — veterans managing PTSD or TBI through treatment now risk losing compensation.
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Congress Is Funding Psychedelic Therapy for Veterans
71% PTSD remission in Phase 3 MDMA trials — as Congress moves to fund psychedelic therapy for veterans at VA hospitals. A clinician breaks down what's next.
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VA PTSD Medication Rule Penalizes Veterans for Healing
Veterans who stop PTSD medication have a 26% relapse rate versus 5% who continue — yet a new VA disability rule risks pushing them off treatment entirely.
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