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title: "§ 4.128 Convalescence ratings following extended hospitalization."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 4.128"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/4.128-convalescence-ratings-following-extended-hospitalization"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.128"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:32.149335Z"
---

# § 4.128. Convalescence ratings following extended hospitalization.

If a mental disorder has been assigned a total evaluation due to a continuous period of hospitalization lasting six months or more, the rating agency shall continue the total evaluation indefinitely and schedule a mandatory examination six months after the veteran is discharged or released to nonbed care. A change in evaluation based on that or any subsequent examination shall be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter.

[61 FR 52700, Oct. 8, 1996]