---
title: "DC 6820 - Neoplasms, benign, any specified part of respiratory system"
diagnostic_code: "6820"
body_system: "Respiratory System"
cfr_section: "§ 4.97"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-rating-schedule/respiratory/6820-neoplasms-benign-any-specified-part-of-respiratory-system"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.97"
updated: "2026-07-21T03:44:12.272886Z"
---

# DC 6820 - Neoplasms, benign, any specified part of respiratory system

Rated under § 4.97. Body system: Respiratory System.

Evaluate using an appropriate respiratory analogy.

## Rating criteria

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

# 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.

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*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.*

Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.97