[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 68121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23768]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, that a virtual meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Disability Compensation (the Committee) will begin and end 
as follows:

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                  Dates:                               Times:
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020.................  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
                                             (Eastern Standard Time).
Wednesday, December 2, 2020...............  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
                                             (Eastern Standard Time).
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    The virtual meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule 
for Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to assemble and review 
relevant information relating to the nature and character of 
disabilities arising during service in the Armed Forces, provide an 
ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the rating schedule, and 
give advice on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of 
Veterans relating to disability compensation.
    The agenda will include overview briefings on the VA Schedule for 
Rating Disabilities, the Real Team, Benefits Delivery at Discharge 
(BDD) expansion, COVID-19 and examinations, and the Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment program.
    No time will be allocated at this virtual meeting for receiving 
oral presentations from the public. Interested individuals may submit a 
one (1) to two (2) page summary of their written statements for the 
Committee's review. Public statements may be received no later than 
November 19, 2020, for inclusion in the official meeting record. Please 
send these to Sian Roussel of the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Compensation Service at [email protected].
    Members of the public who wish to obtain a copy of the agenda 
should contact Sian Roussel at [email protected] and provide his/her 
name, professional affiliation, email address and phone number.
    For any public member who would like to attend the virtual meeting, 
please use the call-in number 1-800-767-1750; and access code: 75937#.

    Dated: October 22, 2020.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-23768 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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