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Federal rules on disability benefits: 37 since February 2024

23 final rules and 14 proposed rules since February 12, 2024, 8 of them marked significant. Most come from the Veterans Affairs Department (20), Social Security Administration (8), Railroad Retirement Board (4), Treasury Department (1).

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DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Determining Disability
2026-16250
Railroad Retirement BoardFinal ruleAug 10
Rescinding Portions of Department of the Treasury Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement an Executive Order
2026-15720
Treasury DepartmentFinal ruleAug 3
Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders
2026-13420 · significant
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 2
Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees
2026-12581
Personnel Management OfficeFinal ruleJun 23
Grants for the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot; Rescission
2026-11752
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJun 11
Rescission of Interim Final Rule, Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication
2026-03940
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 27
Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication
2026-03068
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleFeb 17
Providing a Minimum Evaluation for Bradycardia
2026-01875
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleJan 30
Clarification of VA's Processing of Survivors Benefits Claims
2026-01188
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 22
Apportionments
2026-00237
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 9
Debt Collection Authorities Under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
2025-23704
Fiscal ServiceProposed ruleDec 23, 2025
Extending Deadline for Debtor To Request a Waiver
2025-21242 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleNov 26, 2025
Eliminating the Requirement for Laparoscopy To Establish Service Connection for Endometriosis
2025-19229
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleOct 1, 2025
Objective Evidence of Pain for Painful Scars Under DC 7804
2025-18829
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleSep 29, 2025
Extension of Expiration Dates for 13 Body System Listings
2025-17560
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleSep 11, 2025
Public Dissemination of the Identity of a Delinquent Debtor
2025-16103
Bureau of the Fiscal ServiceProposed ruleAug 22, 2025
Further Extension of the Flexibility in Evaluating “Close Proximity of Time” To Evaluate Ongoing Changes in Healthcare
2025-01283
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleJan 17, 2025
Evidence of Disability
2025-00515
Railroad Retirement BoardFinal ruleJan 16, 2025
Presumptive Service Connection for Leukemias, Multiple Myelomas, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Myelofibrosis Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
2024-31776 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
Presumptive Service Connection for Bladder, Ureter, and Related Genitourinary Cancers Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
2024-31220
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleJan 2, 2025
Use of Electronic Payroll Data To Improve Program Administration
2024-30593
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleDec 31, 2024
Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
2024-25665
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleNov 12, 2024
Extending Deadline for Debtor To Request a Waiver
2024-25965 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleNov 8, 2024
Legal Services for Veterans-Legal Assistance for Access to VA Programs Grant Program
2024-22606
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleOct 2, 2024
VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Based on Toxic Exposure
2024-21852
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleOct 1, 2024
Evidence of Disability
2024-21777
Railroad Retirement BoardFinal ruleSep 25, 2024
Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Ear, Nose, Throat, and Audiology Disabilities; Special Provisions Regarding Evaluation of Respiratory Conditions; Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Respiratory System
2024-20542 · significant
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleSep 12, 2024
Setting the Manner of Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at Hearings
2024-18591 · significant
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleAug 26, 2024
Changes to the Administrative Rules for Claimant Representation and Provisions for Direct Payment to Entities
2024-18497 · significant
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2024
Evidence of Disability
2024-13554
Railroad Retirement BoardProposed ruleJun 21, 2024
Update and Clarify Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge
2024-09012
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleApr 26, 2024
Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process, Including How We Consider Past Work
2024-08150
Social Security AdministrationFinal ruleApr 18, 2024
Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Digestive System
2024-05138
Veterans Affairs DepartmentFinal ruleMar 20, 2024
Clarification of VA's Processing of Survivors Benefits Claims
2024-04895
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleMar 11, 2024
Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
2024-03869 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleMar 4, 2024
Use of Electronic Payroll Data To Improve Program Administration
2024-02961
Social Security AdministrationProposed ruleFeb 15, 2024
Updating VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Related to Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents
2024-02590
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleFeb 12, 2024

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