The following is from the Veterans Benefits Manual by NVLSP. 5.10 VA PROCEEDINGS TO REDUCE A RATING 5.10.1 The Requirement of Sustained Improvement to Reduce a Rating Level That Has Been in Effect for Five or More Years 5.10.2 Protections against Reductions after Twenty Years of Continuous Rating at a Particular Level 5.10.3 Rules Regulating the Reduction of … [Read more...] about Rating Reduction or Sever Service – Veterans Affairs Proceedings