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Schedule of ratings—neurological conditions and convulsive disorders.

Miscellaneous Diseases | | Rating | | --- | --- | | 8100 Migraine: | | | With very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability | 50 | | With characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on an average once a month over last several months |…

Schedule of ratings—respiratory system.

| | Rating | | --- | --- | | DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT | | | 6502 Septum, nasal, deviation of: | | | Traumatic only, | | | With 50-percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side | 10 | | 6504 Nose, loss of part of, or scars: | | | Exposing both…

Chronic fatigue syndrome.

§ 4.88a. Chronic fatigue syndrome. (a) For VA purposes, the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome requires: (1) new onset of debilitating fatigue severe enough to reduce daily activity to less than 50 percent of the usual level for at least six months; and (2) the exclusion, by history, physical…

Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral.

§ 4.124. Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral. Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral, characterized usually by a dull and intermittent pain, of typical distribution so as to identify the nerve, is to be rated on the same scale, with a maximum equal to moderate incomplete paralysis. See nerve involved for…

Neuritis, cranial or peripheral.

§ 4.123. Neuritis, cranial or peripheral. Neuritis, cranial or peripheral, characterized by loss of reflexes, muscle atrophy, sensory disturbances, and constant pain, at times excruciating, is to be rated on the scale provided for injury of the nerve involved, with a maximum equal to severe…

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 | |…

Schedule of ratings—cardiovascular system.

| 7118 Angioneurotic edema: | | | Attacks without laryngeal involvement lasting one to seven days or longer and occurring more than eight times a year, or; attacks with laryngeal involvement of any duration occurring more than twice a year | 40 | | Attacks without laryngeal involvement lasting one…

Schedule of ratings—ear.

| | Rating | | --- | --- | | 6200 Chronic suppurative otitis media, mastoiditis, or cholesteatoma (or any combination): | | | During suppuration, or with aural polyps | 10 | | Note: Evaluate hearing impairment, and complications such as labyrinthitis, tinnitus, facial nerve paralysis, or bone loss…

Psychomotor epilepsy.

§ 4.122. Psychomotor epilepsy. The term psychomotor epilepsy refers to a condition that is characterized by seizures and not uncommonly by a chronic psychiatric disturbance as well. (a) Psychomotor seizures consist of episodic alterations in conscious control that may be associated with automatic…

Identification of epilepsy.

§ 4.121. Identification of epilepsy. When there is doubt as to the true nature of epileptiform attacks, neurological observation in a hospital adequate to make such a study is necessary. To warrant a rating for epilepsy, the seizures must be witnessed or verified at some time by a physician. As…

Schedule of ratings—skin.

| 7830 Scarring alopecia: | | | Affecting more than 40 percent of the scalp | 20 | | Affecting 20 to 40 percent of the scalp | 10 | | Affecting less than 20 percent of the scalp | 0 | | 7831 Alopecia areata: | | | With loss of all body hair | 10 | | With loss of hair limited to scalp and face | 0 |…

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…

Evaluations by comparison.

§ 4.120. Evaluations by comparison. Disability in this field is ordinarily to be rated in proportion to the impairment of motor, sensory or mental function. Consider especially psychotic manifestations, complete or partial loss of use of one or more extremities, speech disturbances, impairment of…

Schedule of ratings—eye.

§ 4.79. Schedule of ratings—eye. Diseases of the Eye

Compensation for certain disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf veterans.

| A | B | | Disease | | | --- | --- | | Brucellosis | • Arthritis. | | | • Cardiovascular, nervous, and respiratory system infections. | | | • Chronic meningitis and meningoencephalitis. | | | • Deafness. | | | • Demyelinating meningovascular syndromes. | | | • Episcleritis. | | | •…

Schedule of ratings—dental and oral conditions.

| | Rating | | --- | --- | | Note (1): For VA compensation purposes, diagnostic imaging studies include, but are not limited to, conventional radiography (X-ray), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), radionuclide bone scanning, or…

Schedule of ratings—muscle injuries.

The Torso and Neck | | Rating | | --- | --- | | 5319 Group XIX. Function: Support and compression of abdominal wall and lower thorax; flexion and lateral motions of spine; synergists in strong downward movements of arm (1). Muscles of the abdominal wall: (1) Rectus abdominis; (2) external…

Schedule of ratings—Mental disorders.

§ 4.130. Schedule of ratings—Mental disorders. The nomenclature employed in this portion of the rating schedule is based upon the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (see § 4.125 for availability information). Rating…

Schedule of ratings—other sense organs.

§ 4.87a. Schedule of ratings—other sense organs. | | Rating | | --- | --- | | 6275 Sense of smell, complete loss | 10 | | 6276 Sense of taste, complete loss | 10 | | Note: Evaluation will be assigned under diagnostic codes 6275 or 6276 only if there is an anatomical or pathological basis for the…

Schedule of ratings—gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast.

§ 4.116. Schedule of ratings—gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast.