Organs of Special Sense (Eye)§ 4.79Updated
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VA Diagnostic Code 6007Intraocular hemorrhage.

Rated from 0% to 100% under § 4.79. Here is what the VA requires at each level.

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  1. 60%

    With documented incapacitating episodes requiring 7 or more treatment visits for an eye condition during the past 12 months

  2. 40%

    With documented incapacitating episodes requiring at least 5 but less than 7 treatment visits for an eye condition during the past 12 months

  3. 20%

    With documented incapacitating episodes requiring at least 3 but less than 5 treatment visits for an eye condition during the past 12 months

  4. 10%

    With documented incapacitating episodes requiring at least 1 but less than 3 treatment visits for an eye condition during the past 12 months

  5. 100%

    Active

  6. 10%

    Localized scars, atrophy, or irregularities of the retina, unilateral or bilateral, that are centrally located and that result in an irregular, duplicated, enlarged, or diminished image

  7. 10%

    Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye. Minimum evaluation if continuous medication is required

  8. 10%

    Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye. Minimum evaluation if continuous medication is required

  9. 100%

    Malignant neoplasms of the eye, orbit, and adnexa (excluding skin) that require therapy that is comparable to those used for systemic malignancies, i.e., systemic chemotherapy, X-ray therapy more extensive than to the area of the eye, or surgery more extensive than enucleation

  10. 10%

    6016 Nystagmus, central

  11. 30%

    Active: Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye, minimum rating

  12. 10%

    Active: Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye, minimum rating

  13. 20%

    Bilateral

  14. 10%

    Unilateral

  15. 20%

    Bilateral

  16. 10%

    Unilateral

  17. 20%

    Bilateral

  18. 10%

    Unilateral

  19. 10%

    6023 Loss of eyebrows, complete, unilateral or bilateral

  20. 10%

    6024 Loss of eyelashes, complete, unilateral or bilateral

  21. 20%

    Bilateral

  22. 10%

    Unilateral

  23. 30%

    Minimum (unilateral or bilateral)

  24. 20%

    6030 Paralysis of accommodation (due to neuropathy of the Oculomotor Nerve (cranial nerve III)).

  25. 10%

    Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye. Minimum, if there is pain, photophobia, and glare sensitivity

  26. 100%

    6061 Anatomical loss of both eyes 1

  27. 100%

    6062 No more than light perception in both eyes 1

  28. 100%

    In the other eye 5/200 (1.5/60)

  29. 90%

    In the other eye 10/200 (3/60)

  30. 80%

    In the other eye 15/200 (4.5/60)

  31. 70%

    In the other eye 20/200 (6/60)

  32. 60%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  33. 60%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  34. 50%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  35. 40%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  36. 100%

    In the other eye 5/200 (1.5/60)

  37. 90%

    In the other eye 10/200 (3/60)

  38. 80%

    In the other eye 15/200 (4.5/60)

  39. 70%

    In the other eye 20/200 (6/60)

  40. 60%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  41. 50%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  42. 40%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  43. 30%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  44. 90%

    In the other eye 10/200 (3/60)

  45. 80%

    In the other eye 15/200 (4.5/60)

  46. 70%

    In the other eye 20/200 (6/60)

  47. 60%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  48. 50%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  49. 40%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  50. 30%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  51. 90%

    In the other eye 10/200 (3/60)

  52. 80%

    In the other eye 15/200 (4.5/60)

  53. 70%

    In the other eye 20/200 (6/60)

  54. 60%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  55. 50%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  56. 40%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  57. 30%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  58. 80%

    In the other eye 15/200 (4.5/60)

  59. 70%

    In the other eye 20/200 (6/60)

  60. 60%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  61. 40%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  62. 30%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  63. 20%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  64. 70%

    In the other eye 20/200 (6/60)

  65. 60%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  66. 40%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  67. 30%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  68. 20%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  69. 50%

    In the other eye 20/100 (6/30)

  70. 30%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  71. 20%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  72. 10%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  73. 30%

    In the other eye 20/70 (6/21)

  74. 20%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  75. 10%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  76. 10%

    In the other eye 20/50 (6/15)

  77. 10%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

  78. 0%

    In the other eye 20/40 (6/12)

How it is applied

General rating formula

General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye

Intraocular Hemorrhage — VA Diagnostic Code 6007

Body system: Organs of Special Sense (Eye) · Regulation: § 4.79 · Rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye

What This Condition Is

Intraocular hemorrhage refers to bleeding within the eye. The VA lists this condition under Diagnostic Code 6007 and evaluates it using the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye under § 4.79, within the "Organs of Special Sense (Eye)" body system.

Because it is rated under a general eye formula, an evaluation can be based on factors such as active disease, incapacitating episodes documented over the past 12 months, the need for continuous medication, and any resulting effects on vision.

Available Rating Levels

The following rating levels are drawn directly from the schedule for this condition and the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye.

Active disease

  • 100% — Active.

Based on incapacitating episodes (documented treatment visits in the past 12 months)

  • 60% — Documented incapacitating episodes requiring 7 or more treatment visits for an eye condition during the past 12 months.
  • 40% — Documented incapacitating episodes requiring at least 5 but less than 7 treatment visits during the past 12 months.
  • 20% — Documented incapacitating episodes requiring at least 3 but less than 5 treatment visits during the past 12 months.
  • 10% — Documented incapacitating episodes requiring at least 1 but less than 3 treatment visits during the past 12 months.

Other minimum evaluations

  • 10% — Minimum evaluation if continuous medication is required (evaluated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye).
  • 10% — Localized scars, atrophy, or irregularities of the retina — unilateral or bilateral — that are centrally located and that result in an irregular, duplicated, enlarged, or diminished image.

Vision-based evaluations

Where the condition affects visual acuity, the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye provides evaluations that scale with the measured acuity remaining in each eye. Reported acuity levels range up to 100%, including situations such as no more than light perception in both eyes or anatomical loss of both eyes.

What the VA Looks For

When rating a condition under Diagnostic Code 6007, the VA considers information such as:

  • Whether the disease is active.
  • Documented incapacitating episodes and the number of treatment visits for an eye condition during the past 12 months.
  • Whether continuous medication is required, which supports a minimum evaluation.
  • Retinal scarring, atrophy, or irregularities that are centrally located and affect the image (irregular, duplicated, enlarged, or diminished).
  • Visual acuity measurements in each eye, which the General Rating Formula uses to determine the assigned percentage.

This information summarizes the VA rating schedule entry for Diagnostic Code 6007 and is provided for general educational purposes. It describes the rating criteria only and does not predict any individual outcome.

These criteria are a rendering of § 4.79, diagnostic code 6007. The official version is the one that governs your rating.

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