Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Mental Disorders and Definition of Psychosis for Certain VA Purposes
VA · va-other · Published 2015-03-19 · Effective 2015-03-19 · 80 FR 14308
Document
Document number
2015-06212
Federal Register citation
80 FR 14308
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2015-03-19
Effective date
2015-03-19
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, without change, an interim final rule amending its Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) dealing with mental disorders and its adjudication regulations that define the term "psychosis." Outdated references are replaced with references to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Nomenclature used to refer to certain mental disorders is amended to conform to DSM-5. This rule also provides clarification of the applicability date.