'We're not idiots': GOP under fire as it walks back major change to veterans' health care

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By Matthew Chapman
Published February 19, 2026 5:52 PM ET

The Trump administration kicked a hornet's nest this month when officials moved to change health coverage rules for veterans' benefits in a way that would potentially roll back disability status from thousands of retired servicemembers — and now they're trying to walk back that policy change.

However, prominent lawmakers and veterans' groups were not persuaded by the new update.

The rule change, which was proposed by right-wing think tanks during the 2024 election, would change the rules around disability ratings so that if the symptoms are well-managed on medication, the disability is downgraded. It was a direct move to reverse Jones v. Shinseki, "a 2012 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims that held that the VA could not factor in medication's benefits unless the specific rating criteria for that condition mentioned medication," reported Military.com.

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Again, I ask why do veterans keeps voting for maga.............have you not figured it out yet .............your tax dollars go into the VA.............. every citizen in this country pays taxes for the agency and others for your service........you pay property taxes for a reason...........JFC............they want to take your tax dollars and give them to someone who doesn't pay taxes ...............or they find loopholes to not pay and you have to pay more and they want to cut everyone's earned benefits.............