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Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating schedule to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment when establishing baseline ratings for veterans' disabilities. The bill directs the VA to construct its ratings schedule based on a veteran's condition without accounting for improvements from medications or treatments, when evidence can establish such a baseline. The bill clarifies that this approach does not prevent veterans from separately seeking compensation for additional disabilities that result from medication or treatment for an underlying service-connected injury or disease, or for aggravation of preexisting service-connected conditions. These provisions aim to ensure that disability ratings reflect the underlying severity of conditions while still allowing veterans to claim benefits for medication or treatment side effects.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Derek Tran’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PANISH, SHEA, BOYLE, ET AL. $16,200
- GOOGLE LLC $16,138
- SINGLETON SCHREIBER $13,200
- ALTAIR LAW $13,200
- MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Derek Tran → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 24, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2026
Mr. Tran (for himself and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES.
Section 1155 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:
“(a) In General.—The Secretary”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(b) Beneficial Effects of Medication or Treatment.—(1) The schedule of ratings adopted and applied under subsection (a) shall be constructed to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment, when evidence can be used to establish a baseline without those beneficial effects.
“(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to preclude a veteran from seeking compensation for additional disabilities resulting from medication or treatment for an underlying injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty, or for aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contract in line of duty, in the active military, naval, air, or space service.”. <all>
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