Publication and Acceptance of VA DBQ Forms for Completion by Private Medical Providers Are Now...

FOR THE VETERAN OF THE VETERAN SHARE OF THE DAY

Thanks to the recently approved Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, publication and acceptance of VA DBQ forms are now codified in federal law.

The passage of this new Bill protects veterans (and private healthcare providers) who wish to use a private DBQ as medical evidence to support their VA disability compensation claims.

Even though the VA “discontinued” the availability of public use Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs) in March 2020, DBQ forms never actually went away—they CAN STILL BE used by private providers to help support a veteran’s VA disability claim.

By law, the VA Rater must consider all credible evidence submitted with a veteran’s claim for VA benefits.