---
title: "DC 8014 - Syphilis, meningovascular"
diagnostic_code: "8014"
body_system: "Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders"
cfr_section: "§ 4.124a"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/neurological/8014-syphilis-meningovascular"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.124a"
updated: "2026-07-21T05:06:30.302315Z"
---

# DC 8014 - Syphilis, meningovascular

Rated under § 4.124a. Body system: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders.

Rate upon the severity of convulsions, paralysis, visual impairment or psychotic involvement, etc.

## Rating criteria

No itemised criteria have been extracted for this code. Use the official source.

## Notes

- Note: Rate upon the severity of convulsions, paralysis, visual impairment or psychotic involvement, etc.
- Note: It is required for the minimum ratings for residuals under diagnostic codes 8000-8025, that there be ascertainable residuals. Determinations as to the presence of residuals not capable of objective verification, i.e., headaches, dizziness, fatigability, must be approached on the basis of the diagnosis recorded; subjective residuals will be accepted when consistent with the disease and not more likely attributable to other disease or no disease. It is of exceptional importance that when ratings in excess of the prescribed minimum ratings are assigned, the diagnostic codes utilized as bases of evaluation be cited, in addition to the codes identifying the diagnoses.

# Meningovascular Syphilis (VA Diagnostic Code 8014)

*Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders — 38 CFR § 4.124a*

## Understanding This Condition

Meningovascular syphilis is a neurological condition rated by the VA under Diagnostic Code 8014. Because this condition can affect the body in many different ways, the VA does not use a single fixed rating percentage. Instead, it evaluates the condition based on the specific residuals — the lasting effects — that a person experiences.

## How the VA Rates Meningovascular Syphilis

Rather than following one set formula, the VA rates this condition **based on the severity of its residuals**. According to the rating criteria, evaluation is made upon the severity of:

- **Convulsions**
- **Paralysis**
- **Visual impairment**
- **Psychotic involvement**
- Other related residuals

The severity and combination of these effects guide how the condition is evaluated.

## What the VA Looks For

**Ascertainable residuals are required.** For the minimum ratings under diagnostic codes 8000–8025, there must be residuals that can be identified. Key points from the rating rules include:

- **Objective and subjective residuals.** Determinations about residuals that cannot be objectively verified — such as headaches, dizziness, or fatigability — are approached on the basis of the recorded diagnosis. Subjective residuals will be accepted when they are consistent with the disease and not more likely attributable to another disease or to no disease.

- **Citing the basis for higher ratings.** When ratings above the prescribed minimum are assigned, it is of exceptional importance that the diagnostic codes used as the basis of evaluation be cited, in addition to the codes identifying the diagnoses.

Because the rating depends on the individual pattern and severity of residuals, evaluations are made according to how the condition specifically affects each person.

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.124a