Exceptions to Applying the Bilateral Factor in VA Disability Calculations
VA · va-other · Published 2023-04-14 · Effective 2023-04-16 · 88 FR 22914
Document
Document number
2023-07426
Federal Register citation
88 FR 22914
CFR reference
38 CFR 4
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2023-04-14
Effective date
2023-04-16
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final rule to amend the regulation governing the bilateral factor for diseases and injuries of both arms, both legs, or paired skeletal muscles. More specifically, this interim final rule will allow VA adjudicators to exclude certain disabilities that would be calculated using the bilateral factor to determine the combined evaluation if, by their exclusion, a higher combined evaluation can be achieved.