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- Regulation section: Part IV, Subpart i, Chapter 3, Section BM-21-1
Examination Sufficiency for Specific Disabilities
IV.i.3.B.1.b. Headache Examination Report Review A neurological headache examination report will be considered insufficient if it does not indicate the frequency of prostrating headaches and whether the headaches are migraine-type or non-migraine type. Reference: For more information on…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 12, Section AM-21-1
Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
3. Migraine Headaches This topic contains information on migraine headaches, including · evaluation criteria for migraine headaches · DC 8100 terminology: _prostrating_ and _completely prostrating_ · role of medical evidence in establishing the fact of prostration · lay evidence of prostration…
- Regulation section: Part X, Subpart ii, Chapter 4, Section AM-21-1
Rating Decisions for Reduction Due to Improvement
X.ii.4.A.1.h. Reduction Offset by Subsequent Increased Evaluation When the evaluations of multiple issues are being adjusted such that the net effect is an increased combined evaluation _but an intercurrent period of reduced combined evaluation would potentially result_ , due process must be…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 12, Section BM-21-1
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
V.iii.12.B.2.d. Evaluating TBI and Comorbid Symptoms/ Conditions Use the table below when evaluating TBI and comorbid symptoms and/or conditions. | If the Veteran has ...| Then evaluate ... headaches| headaches according to the table below. | If the Veteran has …| Then ……
- 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: § 4.124a38 CFR
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 |…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 3M-21-1
V.iii.3.6.e. Delayed Onset of COVID-19 Residuals Post-COVID-19 conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience four weeks or more after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. If a Veteran is denied SC for COVID-19 due to a lack…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart iv, Chapter 1, Section CM-21-1
Coded Conclusion
V.iv.1.C.5.d. Examples: Separation Benefit Codesheet Annotations Scenario 1: A Veteran served from February 13, 1985, to September 26, 1991, and October 28, 1992, to December 4, 1996, and received separation benefits at the end of the _first_ period of service. SC is established for…
- Regulation section: § 4.9738 CFR
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…
- Regulation section: Part V, Subpart ii, Chapter 3, Section CM-21-1
Reviewing Diagnoses
Example 1: The Veteran, during a VA examination, reports bilateral knee pain while performing various activities. The examiner finds no anatomic abnormality, weakness, or reduced range of motion; however, the examiner notes that the Veteran has functional limitations on walking, is unable to…
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart iv, Chapter 4, Section AM-21-1
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
VIII.iv.4.A.10.c. Extra-Schedular Consideration in Housebound Claims Involving IU When SMC at the statutory housebound rate is established based on a single condition that is totally disabling due to IU · the single disability must meet the schedular criteria for entitlement to IU defined in…
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart iv, Chapter 3, Section CM-21-1
Individual Unemployability (IU) Rating and Decision Review
VIII.iv.3.C.4.e. Entitlement to SMC at the Housebound Rate if IU Rating Is Based on a Single Disability A Veteran in receipt of IU benefits may be entitled to SMC at the housebound rate under [38 U.S.C. 1114(s)](<https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/1114>) if the evidence shows that the *…
- Regulation section: Part IV, Subpart i, Chapter 1, Section BM-21-1
Evidentiary Standards for Finding an Examination or Opinion Necessary
Example 1: A Veteran claims stomach problems secondary to an SC heart condition. A statement in support of claim contends that since starting prescribed medications two years ago for the heart condition, the Veteran has experienced stomach problems to include constipation, pain, and…
- Regulation section: § 4.88a38 CFR
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…
- 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 III, Subpart i, Chapter 2, Section EM-21-1
Relevance Determinations
December 5, 2024 ### III.i.2.E.1.a. Definition: Relevant Records _Relevant records_ for the purpose of the duty to assist are those records that · relate to the disability or injury for which the claimant is seeking benefits, and · have a reasonable possibility of helping to substantiate the…
- Regulation section: § 4.12438 CFR
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…
- 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 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 V, Subpart iii, Chapter 1, Section AM-21-1
Painful Motion and Functional Loss
March 25, 2026
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