Yelena Duterte on "A Feminist Critique of the VA Rating Schedule"

Yelena Duterte has published "A Feminist Critique of the VA Rating Schedule" in Volume 34 of the Michigan Journal of Gender and the Law 311. The conclusion is excerpted here: 

The VA rating schedule is fundamentally flawed. The VA and its regulations focus on white men, because white men historically made up the military ranks. As our country and military force have significantly diversified, Congress and the VA have the responsibility to ensure that all veterans are treated with dignity and fairness when they are discharged from the military. By allowing the VA to create a system of ratings that lacks horizontal and vertical equity, Congress has abdicated its responsibility to care for those whom it put in harm’s way. This piece provides many options for Congress and the VA to provide equity for veterans who have served our country. If Congress decides to keep the rating schedule in place, it must determine whether it will provide any oversight of the VA’s rating system or allow the VA to continue to live in “splendid isolation."