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M21-1 and 38 CFR changes, week of Feb 16, 2026

1 38 CFR section changed this week. Each change shows the passages added and removed, compared with the previous stored version.

38 CFR

Functional impairment.

Feb 17, 2026

Added

  • To ensure that disability evaluations are based on the actual level of functional impairment under the ordinary conditions of daily life, the medical examiner will not estimate or discount improvements to the disability due to the effects of medication or treatment, whether or not medication or treatment is included within specific rating criteria.
  • If medication or other treatment lowers the level of disability, the rating will be based on that lowered disability level.
  • [91 FR 7120, Feb.

and 1 more added passages

Removed

  • [41 FR 11292, Mar.

and 1 more removed passages

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