VASRD Forum-Improving VA's Disability Evaluation Criteria for Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Organs of Special Sense, Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the Breast, and Skin

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) will co-host the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) Forum--Improving VA's Disability Evaluation Criteria for the Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders, Organs of Special Sense, Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the Breast, and Skin. The purpose of this VASRD Improvement Forum is to capture public comment and current medical science information from presentations made by subject matter experts. This Forum is scheduled for January 17-26, 2012. VA plans to use this information to update the sections of VASRD that pertain to the following four body systems: (1) Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders (38 CFR 4.120-4.124a), (2) Organs of Special Sense (38 CFR 4.75-4.79), (3) Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the Breast (38 CFR 4.116), and (4) The Skin (38 CFR 4.118). Specifically, diagnostic code descriptors and evaluation criteria will be discussed.