There is a separate set of files in the settings folder for everything when you're in VR. Controls, head position, etc. You'll have to assign your rudder input while you're in VR for it to take.
Either that or you could make a copy of your rudder control jsm file in the settings folder then rename it with a vr_ (I think--not at the PC) prefix like the others for VR.
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