“The VA’s Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) has assigned disability ratings to a growing number of health conditions over time; some are tenuously related or wholly unrelated to military service.” (General Welfare, Dept. of Veterans, Page 649)

Research has shown that veterans have significantly worse health outcomes when compared to the general population. The VA already under-compensates for the impact of having multiple medical conditions on veterans overall health. The document ignores these realities and uses statements like this to argue for cutting benefits for the already under-served veteran population.