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Disease subject to presumptive service connection.

(b) Tropical diseases. The following diseases shall be granted service connection as a result of tropical service, although not otherwise established as incurred in service if manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable time limits under § 3.307 or § 3.308 following service in a period…

Benefit eligibility based on character of discharge.

(1) Length and character of service exclusive of the period of prolonged AWOL or misconduct. Service exclusive of the period of prolonged AWOL or misconduct should generally be of such quality and length that it can be characterized as honest, faithful, and meritorious and of benefit to the Nation…

Direct service connection; wartime and peacetime.

(5) If a posttraumatic stress disorder claim is based on in-service personal assault, evidence from sources other than the veteran's service records may corroborate the veteran's account of the stressor incident. Examples of such evidence include, but are not limited to: records from law…

Mental disorders due to traumatic stress.

§ 4.129. Mental disorders due to traumatic stress. When a mental disorder that develops in service as a result of a highly stressful event is severe enough to bring about the veteran's release from active military service, the rating agency shall assign an evaluation of not less than 50 percent…

Schedule of ratings—Mental disorders.

| | Rating | | --- | --- | | Total occupational and social impairment, due to such symptoms as: gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; persistent danger of hurting self or others; intermittent inability to…

Compensation for certain disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf veterans.

| | • Reactive Arthritis if manifest within 3 months of the infection. | | Visceral leishmaniasis | • Delayed presentation of the acute clinical syndrome. | | | • Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis if manifest within 2 years of the infection. | | | • Reactivation of visceral leishmaniasis…

Disabilities that are proximately due to, or aggravated by, service-connected disease or injury.

(i) Parkinsonism, including Parkinson's disease, following moderate or severe TBI; (ii) Unprovoked seizures following moderate or severe TBI; (iii) Dementias of the following types: presenile dementia of the Alzheimer type, frontotemporal dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies, if manifest within…

§ 3.456-461 [Reserved]

§ 3.456-461. § 3.456-461 [Reserved]

Psychosis.

§ 3.384. Psychosis. For purposes of this part, the term “psychosis” means any of the following disorders listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (see § 4.125 for availability information): (a) Brief…

§ 3.382 [Reserved]

§ 3.382. § 3.382 [Reserved]

Schedule of ratings—neurological conditions and convulsive disorders.

| Subjective symptoms | 0 | Subjective symptoms that do not interfere with work; instrumental activities of daily living; or work, family, or other close relationships. Examples are: mild or occasional headaches, mild anxiety. | | | 1 | Three or more subjective symptoms that mildly interfere with…

Complete medical examination of injury cases.

§ 4.42. Complete medical examination of injury cases. The importance of complete medical examination of injury cases at the time of first medical examination by the Department of Veterans Affairs cannot be overemphasized. When possible, this should include complete neurological and psychiatric…

Schedule of ratings—musculoskeletal system.

| With widespread musculoskeletal pain and tender points, with or without associated fatigue, sleep disturbance, stiffness, paresthesias, headache, irritable bowel symptoms, depression, anxiety, or Raynaud's-like symptoms: | | | That are constant, or nearly so, and refractory to therapy | 40 | |…

§ 3.56 [Reserved]

§ 3.56. § 3.56 [Reserved]

§ 4.88 [Reserved]

§ 4.88. § 4.88 [Reserved]

§ 4.65 [Reserved]

§ 4.65. § 4.65 [Reserved]

§ 3.111 [Reserved]

§ 3.111. § 3.111 [Reserved]

Permanent and total disability ratings for pension purposes.

[26 FR 1586, Feb. 24, 1961, as amended at 26 FR 9674, Oct. 13, 1961; 29 FR 3624, Mar. 21, 1964; 39 FR 14944, Apr. 18, 1974; 46 FR 47541, Sept. 29, 1981; 50 FR 52775, Dec. 26, 1985; 53 FR 23235, June 21, 1988; 55 FR 17271, Apr. 24, 1990; 56 FR 25044, June 3, 1991; 56 FR 65851, Dec. 19, 1991; 58 FR…

History of injury.

§ 4.41. History of injury. In considering the residuals of injury, it is essential to trace the medical-industrial history of the disabled person from the original injury, considering the nature of the injury and the attendant circumstances, and the requirements for, and the effect of, treatment…

Misconduct etiology.

§ 4.17a. Misconduct etiology. A permanent and total disability rating under the provisions of §§ 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17 will not be precluded by reason of the coexistence of misconduct disability when: (a) A veteran, regardless of employment status, also has innocently acquired 100 percent…