Our public comments on proposed VA rules.
Before a proposed VA rule becomes final, federal law gives the public a window to weigh in, and the agency must consider what it hears. The Veteran Benefit Desk files formal comments during those windows. Each one becomes part of the permanent federal record, and each one is published here in full.
The record
- Recommended changesSeptember 13, 2026Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Disability Compensation BenefitsDocket OMB Control No. 2900-0747Rule Docket Our comment on Regulations.gov Full story Letterhead PDF About this rule
The five-page 21-526EZ drops the toxic exposure section, the secondary claim type and the on-form homeless questions, and VA has not told OMB what it did with the 37 comments on the 60-day notice.
- Recommended changesSeptember 13, 2026Agency Information Collection Activity: Income and Asset Statement in Support of Claim for Pension or Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (D.I.C.)Docket OMB Control No. 2900-0829Rule Docket Our comment on Regulations.gov Full story Letterhead PDF About this rule
VA's burden figures for the pension and Parents' DIC medical expense form do not reconcile (30 minutes stated, 25 minutes implied). We ask VA to fix the arithmetic, define unreimbursed medical expenses with examples, add a worksheet, and point paper filers to the online tool.
- Recommended changesAugust 18, 2026Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued BenefitsDocket OMB Control No. 2900-0004Rule Docket Our comment on Regulations.gov Full story Letterhead PDF About this rule
- Recommended changesAugust 17, 2026Agency Information Collection Activity: Mandatory Verification of Dependents
We support dependency verification and asked VA to resolve verifications from records it already holds where possible, support the 10 minute burden estimate with real measurement the way it measures its own processing time, make the deadline and consequences clear on the form, and complete and prepopulate the online verification flow.
- Recommended changesAugust 11, 2026Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Retroactive Induction for a Period Previously Completed Under Chapter 33 (VA Form 28-10286)
We support the purpose of VA Form 28-10286 and asked VA to measure the real burden of gathering supporting documents, show the basis for its respondent estimate, use payment records it already holds, make the withdrawal question accident proof, and give veterans the debt arithmetic before the transaction becomes final.
- SupportedAugust 10, 2026Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Disability Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ)
We support shortening VA Form 21-526EZ and asked VA to publish the draft form for public review, give veterans a simple way to mark the type of claim for each condition, and keep the evidence notice, money warnings, and effective date guidance that protect claimants.
- Recommended changesJuly 20, 2026Processing Certain Veteran-Requested Veteran Readiness and Employment Benefit Changes Without Administrative DelaysDocket VA-2026-VBA-0232RIN 2900-AS93Rule Docket Our comment on Regulations.gov Full story Letterhead PDF About this rule
The Veteran Benefit Desk supports the core goal of letting veterans quickly act on their own requests to suspend or end VR&E benefits, but asks VA to clarify the rule's scope, add a written-confirmation safeguard, and address how the change affects pending overpayment determinations under existing debt-collection regulations.
- Recommended changesJuly 20, 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Veterans AffairsDocket VA-2026-VACO-0331RIN 2900-AT04Rule Docket Our comment on Regulations.gov Full story Letterhead PDF
The Veteran Benefit Desk urges VA to modify its proposed removal of disparate-impact protections under 38 CFR Part 18, asking the agency to clarify how intentional-discrimination claims will still be investigated and enforced in VA-funded programs, and to address transition protections for veterans with pending civil rights complaints.
- Recommended changesJuly 20, 2026Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramsDocket VA-2026-VHA-0166RIN 2900-AS73Rule Docket Our comment on Regulations.gov Full story Letterhead PDF
The Veteran Benefit Desk supports the purpose of RIN 2900-AS73, which requires VA disclosures to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, and asks VA to add a direct cross reference to 38 U.S.C. 7332(b)(2)(G) in the text of 38 CFR 1.515, clarify the practical scope of the delegate definition for contracted personnel, and address how the mandate applies to prescriptions written before the effective date.
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