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Part 4 — Schedule for Rating Disabilities

101 sections · Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief

§ 4.1Essentials of evaluative rating.
§ 4.2Interpretation of examination reports.
§ 4.3Resolution of reasonable doubt.
§ 4.6Evaluation of evidence.
§ 4.7Higher of two evaluations.
§ 4.9Congenital or developmental defects.
§ 4.10Functional impairment.
§ 4.13Effect of change of diagnosis.
§ 4.14Avoidance of pyramiding.
§ 4.15Total disability ratings.
§ 4.16Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual.
§ 4.17Total disability ratings for pension based on unemployability and age of the individual.
§ 4.17aMisconduct etiology.
§ 4.18Unemployability.
§ 4.19Age in service-connected claims.
§ 4.20Analogous ratings.
§ 4.21Application of rating schedule.
§ 4.22Rating of disabilities aggravated by active service.
§ 4.23Attitude of rating officers.
§ 4.24Correspondence.
§ 4.25Combined ratings table.
§ 4.26Bilateral factor.
§ 4.27Use of diagnostic code numbers.
§ 4.28Prestabilization rating from date of discharge from service.
§ 4.29Ratings for service-connected disabilities requiring hospital treatment or observation.
§ 4.30Convalescent ratings.
§ 4.31Zero percent evaluations.
§ 4.40Functional loss.
§ 4.41History of injury.
§ 4.42Complete medical examination of injury cases.
§ 4.43Osteomyelitis.
§ 4.44The bones.
§ 4.45The joints.
§ 4.46Accurate measurement.
§ 4.47-4.54§§ 4.47-4.54 [Reserved]
§ 4.55Principles of combined ratings for muscle injuries.
§ 4.56Evaluation of muscle disabilities.
§ 4.57Static foot deformities.
§ 4.58Arthritis due to strain.
§ 4.59Painful motion.
§ 4.60§ 4.60 [Reserved]
§ 4.61Examination.
§ 4.62Circulatory disturbances.
§ 4.63Loss of use of hand or foot.
§ 4.64Loss of use of both buttocks.
§ 4.65§ 4.65 [Reserved]
§ 4.66Sacroiliac joint.
§ 4.67Pelvic bones.
§ 4.68Amputation rule.
§ 4.69Dominant hand.
§ 4.70Inadequate examinations.
§ 4.71Measurement of ankylosis and joint motion.
§ 4.71aSchedule of ratings—musculoskeletal system.
§ 4.72§ 4.72 [Reserved]
§ 4.73Schedule of ratings—muscle injuries.
§ 4.75General considerations for evaluating visual impairment.
§ 4.76Visual acuity.
§ 4.76aComputation of average concentric contraction of visual fields.
§ 4.77Visual fields.
§ 4.78Muscle function.
§ 4.79Schedule of ratings—eye.
§ 4.80-4.84§§ 4.80-4.84 [Reserved]
§ 4.85Evaluation of hearing impairment.
§ 4.86Exceptional patterns of hearing impairment.
§ 4.87Schedule of ratings—ear.
§ 4.87aSchedule of ratings—other sense organs.
§ 4.88§ 4.88 [Reserved]
§ 4.88aChronic fatigue syndrome.
§ 4.88bSchedule of ratings—infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies.
§ 4.88cRatings for inactive nonpulmonary tuberculosis initially entitled after August 19, 1968.
§ 4.89Ratings for inactive nonpulmonary tuberculosis in effect on August 19, 1968.
§ 4.96Special provisions regarding evaluation of respiratory conditions.
§ 4.97Schedule of ratings—respiratory system.
§ 4.100Application of the general rating formula for diseases of the heart.
§ 4.101-4.103§§ 4.101-4.103 [Reserved]
§ 4.104Schedule of ratings—cardiovascular system.
§ 4.110-4.111§§ 4.110-4.111 [Reserved]
§ 4.112Weight loss and nutrition.
§ 4.113Coexisting abdominal conditions.
§ 4.114Schedule of ratings—digestive system.
§ 4.115Nephritis.
§ 4.115aRatings of the genitourinary system—dysfunctions.
§ 4.115bRatings of the genitourinary system—diagnoses.
§ 4.116Schedule of ratings—gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast.
§ 4.117Schedule of ratings—hemic and lymphatic systems.
§ 4.118Schedule of ratings—skin.
§ 4.119Schedule of ratings—endocrine system.
§ 4.120Evaluations by comparison.
§ 4.121Identification of epilepsy.
§ 4.122Psychomotor epilepsy.
§ 4.123Neuritis, cranial or peripheral.
§ 4.124Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral.
§ 4.124aSchedule of ratings—neurological conditions and convulsive disorders.
§ 4.125Diagnosis of mental disorders.
§ 4.126Evaluation of disability from mental disorders.
§ 4.127Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) and personality disorders.
§ 4.128Convalescence ratings following extended hospitalization.
§ 4.129Mental disorders due to traumatic stress.
§ 4.130Schedule of ratings—Mental disorders.
§ 4.149§ 4.149 [Reserved]
§ 4.150Schedule of ratings—dental and oral conditions.