PRESERVATION OF RATINGS WHEN CHANGES MADE IN RATING SCHEDULES.

SEC. 103. PRESERVATION OF RATINGS WHEN CHANGES MADE IN RATING SCHEDULES. (a) In General.— Section 355 is amended by adding at the end the following: “However, in no event shall such a readjustment in the rating schedule cause a veteran’s disability rating in effect on the105 STAT. 415 effective date of the readjustment to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran’s disability is shown to have occurred.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with regard to changes in rating schedules that take effect after the date of the enactment of this Act.