The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, following the guidelines of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The meeting's purpose is to provide the VA Secretary with advice on maintaining and updating the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities, which affects veterans' disability compensation. Although the public can attend, there won't be time for oral presentations, but individuals can submit written statements by February 12, 2021, for review. Interested participants can access the meeting using the provided call-in number and contact Sian Roussel for more information and the meeting agenda.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Veterans Affairs is having an online meeting to talk about how they decide the amount of money to help veterans who got hurt. People can listen in, but they won't be able to talk during the meeting.