VA disability updates: April 2024.
Here is what moved in April 2024: rulemaking, regulation text, court filings, form revisions, and the inflation data behind the next pay raise. Every item links to its primary source.
Final rules
These changed the law this month.
- April 26, 2024Benefits relatedUpdate and Clarify Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge
- April 30, 2024CHAMPVA Coverage of Audio-Only Telehealth, Mental Health Services, and Cost Sharing for Certain Contraceptive Services and Contraceptive Products Approved, Cleared, or Granted by FDA
- April 25, 2024Expansion of Prohibition of Interment or Memorialization of Persons Who Committed Certain Crimes
- April 10, 2024Loan Guaranty: Servicer Regulation Changes
- April 4, 2024Instructions for Determining Eligibility for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Benefit
Proposed rules
Not law yet: proposals VA opened for public comment.
The month's inflation reading
CPI-W for April: 307.811. This reading fed the COLA calculation for its benefit year and is preserved here for the record. Follow the current index on the pay increase tracker.
Court decisions filed
A factual log only: case name, docket, date, link. We do not summarize or interpret decisions. Full list on the decisions tracker.
- April 24, 2024Bruce Moseby Brack v. Denis McDonough Decision
Forms revised
Check that you are filing the current version. Full catalog on the forms tracker.
- VA Form 21P-8941REPS Annual Eligibility Report (Under the Provisions of Section 256, Public Law 97-377) View
- VA Form 29-0975eAuthorization to Disclose Information to a Third Party (Insurance) View
- VA Form 28-1900Application for Veteran Readiness and Employment for Claimants with Service-Connected Disabilities View
- VA Form 23-10292Archives and Records Information System (ARCIS) - User Application View
- VA Form 29-10277Application for Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) View
- VA Form 10-0114J-11VA-APPROVED ENTERPRISE STANDARD ACUTE NURSING FREQUENT DOCUMENTATION – COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE (C-SSRS) View
- VA Form 29-0975Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party (Insurance) View
Cite this page
This month's record is permanent and the URL will not change. Quote it freely.
The Veteran Benefit Desk, "VA Disability Updates: April 2024," veteranbenefitdesk.com, accessed October 10, 2026, https://veteranbenefitdesk.com/va-disability-updates/2024-04.