---
title: "§ 4.31 Zero percent evaluations."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 4.31"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/4.31-zero-percent-evaluations"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-4.31"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:19.780623Z"
---

# § 4.31. Zero percent evaluations.

In every instance where the schedule does not provide a zero percent evaluation for a diagnostic code, a zero percent evaluation shall be assigned when the requirements for a compensable evaluation are not met.

[58 FR 52018, Oct. 6, 1993]