What Is the VA 5-Year Rule? Everything Veterans Need To Know

The VA 5-Year Rule says this:

👉 If you’ve had the same disability rating for 5 years or more, the VA cannot reduce that rating unless they have strong, sustained medical evidence proving your condition has actually and consistently improved over time.

Key points:

Improvement must be real, not temporary.

Improvement must be shown in multiple medical exams, not just one.

The improvement must reflect your ability to function in daily life and work, not just in a controlled exam room.

What it protects you from:

✔ Quick reductions
✔ Reductions based on one random exam
✔ Reductions based on temporary improvement

What it DOESN’T protect you from:

✘ Fraud reviews
✘ If all your evidence shows major, long-term improvement
✘ If you fail to show up for exams (always go to your exams)

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DISCLAIMER:
Veterans Claim Servants is not affiliated with the Department of Veteran Affairs, and Veterans Claim Servants is not an accredited VSO claims agent or attorney. This information and education does not guarantee a va disability rating at all nor a rating this is just educational information that can give you the information you need to succeed.

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