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In M-21-1- Regulation section: Part IV, Subpart i, Chapter 3, Section BM-21-1
Examination Sufficiency for Specific Disabilities
IV.i.3.B.1.l. Sleep Disorders Examination Review Sleep apnea must be diagnosed with a sleep study. Review the sleep study to ensure the condition is interpreted in relationship to the claimed condition. If there is a service-connected (SC) condition that is comorbid to the sleep apnea that…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart ii, Chapter 3, Section AM-21-1
Determining the Issues
Example 2: A Veteran who is currently SC for bronchial asthma, evaluated as 30-percent disabling, files a claim for SC for obstructive sleep apnea requiring the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. Result: The RO must decide the sleep apnea claim on its individual…
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart ii, Chapter 1, Section BM-21-1
Developing Presumptive Service Connection (SC) Claims from Persian Gulf Veterans
VIII.ii.1.B.2.g. Example: Gulf War Examination Not Necessary With Known Clinical Diagnosis _Facts_ : A Persian Gulf Veteran claims SC for “sleep disturbance.” Service Treatment Records (STRs) do not show any relevant treatment or diagnoses. Private medical evidence reveals the Veteran…
- Regulation section: Part X, Subpart i, Chapter 6, Section HM-21-1
Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Proposed Ratings
X.i.6.H.2.c. Decisions Involving Coexisting Claimed and Referred Disabilities If an IDES participant has coexisting _claimed_ and _referred_ disabilities that must be assigned a _single_ disability rating under the rating schedule, the DRAS decision maker must · determine the appropriate…
- Regulation section: Part X, Subpart i, Chapter 6, Section FM-21-1
Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Development and Examinations
X.i.6.F.2.l. Avoiding Duplication of Effort In order to avoid a duplication of effort, · examiners should use laboratory and x-ray reports that are already of record, as long as · the reports are less than six months old, and · there is no evidence the related disability has worsened, and *…
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart ii, Chapter 1, Section AM-21-1
General Information on Presumptive Service Connection (SC) for Persian Gulf Veterans
VIII.ii.1.A.1.j. Signs and Symptoms of Undiagnosed Illnesses or MUCMIs [38 CFR 3.317](<http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=9f0ce8e46464a943446b3eabce7d0edb&node=se38.1.3_1317&rgn=div8>) specifies the following 13 categories of signs or symptoms that may be manifestations of an undiagnosed…
- Regulation section: Part IV, Subpart i, Chapter 1, Section AM-21-1
Duty to Assist With Providing a Medical Examination or Opinion
Important: · Service Treatment Records (STRs) _must_ be of record, unless after all required efforts they are unavailable, prior to requesting audiological examination for service connection (SC) for hearing loss because the results of any in-service audiological testing, and potentially other…
- Regulation section: Part X, Subpart i, Chapter 6, Section BM-21-1
Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) and Initial Processing
_Important_ : Accept an unsigned SHA, Part A as complete. Examiners will evaluate the service member and review the SHA, Part A without a signature. Exceptions: · Do _not_ exclude the claim from the BDD program if a completed SHA, Part A is not of record. Instead, follow the…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 12, Section AM-21-1
Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
V.iii.12.A.3.d. Lay Evidence of Prostration from Migraine Headaches A claimant’s own testimony regarding symptoms _and_ limitations when having those symptoms can establish prostration as long as the testimony is credible and symptoms are otherwise competently attributed to migraine headaches…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 13M-21-1
V.iii.13.1.k. Considering SC for Insomnia Carefully consider the evidence of record when deciding SC for insomnia. Insomnia is generally considered a symptom of another disability due to coexisting medical or neurological conditions. Insomnia can occur as an independent condition or can be a…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 3M-21-1
5. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome This topic contains information about chronic fatigue syndrome, including · definition of chronic fatigue syndrome, and · rating considerations for chronic fatigue syndrome. August 12, 2019 ### V.iii.3.5.a. Definition: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome **_Chronic fatigue…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 12, Section CM-21-1
Progressive Neurological Disorders
3. Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism This topic contains information on Parkinson’s disease, including · definition of · Parkinson’s disease, and · Parkinsonism · SC for Parkinson’s disease and Parkinsonism · evaluating Parkinson’s disease and Parkinsonism, and · SMC and Parkinson’s…
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart iv, Chapter 9, Section BM-21-1
Diving-Related Disabilities
VIII.iv.9.B.1.c. Toxic Effects of Gases in Diving The table below describes the conditions and associated symptoms that may be due to the toxic effects of gases when diving. Chronic disabilities may result from these responses to diving. | Condition| Symptoms High pressure…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 12, Section BM-21-1
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
V.iii.12.B.1.e. TBI Residuals The resultant disabling effects of a TBI event beyond those that follow immediately from the acute injury to the brain are known as _TBI residuals_ or _TBI sequelae_. The signs and symptoms of TBI residuals can be organized into the three main categories of…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 4, Section AM-21-1
Respiratory Conditions
M21-1, Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 4 - Historical **
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart ii, Chapter 1, Section CM-21-1
Rating Presumptive Service Connection (SC) Claims for Persian Gulf Veterans
VIII.ii.1.C.2.d. Examples of Hyphenated Codes for Undiagnosed Disabilities and MUCMIs The table below contains examples of hyphenated codes that may be used when awarding or denying undiagnosed illnesses manifest by the 13 signs or symptoms or a MUCMI found in [38 CFR…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 14M-21-1
V.iii.14.2.c. Definition and Evaluation Guidelines for Bruxism _Bruxism_ is defined as excessive grinding of the teeth and/or excessive clenching of the jaw. It may not be evaluated as a stand-alone SC disability. To Top [<\-- Previous…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 11M-21-1
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- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 2, Section BM-21-1
Conditions of the Auditory System
3. Tinnitus This topic contains general information about tinnitus, including · sympathetic reading of tinnitus claims · requesting medical opinions for tinnitus · interpreting medical opinions involving tinnitus, and · applying liberalizing provisions for tinnitus. April 9, 2019
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart ii, Chapter 3, Section CM-21-1
Reviewing Diagnoses
V.ii.3.C.2.f. Example of Functional Impairment of Earning Capacity Due to Other Condition Example: The Veteran reported constant shortness of breath during a VA examination. No rales, rhonchi, wheezing, or diminished breath sounds were shown on examination. Pulmonary function testing…
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