“Administration officials this year are re-upping a series of reforms to the veterans disability system they estimate would cut down on tens of thousands of unneeded medical exams and save billions of dollars.”
“The moves, part of President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget unveiled earlier this month, call for revising rules regarding medical exams for veterans applying for benefits. The idea was discussed — though ultimately ignored — by Congress last year…”
“Administration officials argue that court rulings on the veterans disability process have shown that current VA medical standards for benefits are excessive compared to the legal evidence needed to establish eligibility.”
“Many check-ups, reexaminations and VA appointments duplicating private-sector medical evaluations could be cut, saving veterans time and the federal government money. VA estimates that…” Read the full article here.
Source: This proposed VA health care change could save you time — and save VA billions – By Leo Shane, March 20, 2019. MilitaryTimes.
