VA Diagnostic Code 6820Neoplasms, benign, any specified part of respiratory system
Rated under § 4.97. No rating levels have been extracted for this code yet — use the official source.
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Evaluate using an appropriate respiratory analogy.
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Benign Respiratory Neoplasms (VA Diagnostic Code 6820)
Understanding how the VA rates benign tumors of the respiratory system.
What This Condition Covers
VA Diagnostic Code 6820 applies to benign neoplasms of any specified part of the respiratory system. A "neoplasm" is an abnormal growth of tissue, and "benign" means the growth is non-cancerous. This code covers such growths located in any specified part of the respiratory system.
This condition is evaluated under § 4.97, the section of the federal regulations that addresses disabilities of the Respiratory System.
How the VA Rates This Condition
Unlike many conditions that have a fixed set of numbered percentage levels, Diagnostic Code 6820 does not use a standalone rating table of its own. Instead, the VA evaluates it as follows:
Evaluate using an appropriate respiratory analogy.
In practice, this means the VA looks at your benign respiratory neoplasm and rates it by comparison ("analogy") to another respiratory condition whose symptoms and effects most closely match yours. The rating level is drawn from that analogous condition's criteria.
What the VA Looks For
- The location and nature of the neoplasm within the respiratory system.
- An appropriate respiratory analogy — that is, the respiratory condition whose rating criteria most closely correspond to the effects of your neoplasm.
- The applicable evaluation is then determined based on that analogous respiratory condition.
This information is drawn directly from the VA rating schedule entry for Diagnostic Code 6820 under § 4.97. It is provided for general educational purposes and does not guarantee any particular rating or outcome.
These criteria are a rendering of § 4.97, diagnostic code 6820. The official version is the one that governs your rating.
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