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- Diagnostic code: DC 8046Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Cerebral arteriosclerosis
Purely neurological disabilities, such as hemiplegia, cranial nerve paralysis, etc., due to cerebral arteriosclerosis will be rated under the diagnostic codes dealing with such specific disabilities, with citation of a hyphenated diagnostic code (e.g., 8046-8207). Purely subjective complaints such…
- Diagnostic code: DC 6202Impairment of Auditory Acuity
Otosclerosis:
Rate hearing impairment
- Diagnostic code: DC 6201Impairment of Auditory Acuity
Chronic nonsuppurative otitis media with effusion (serous otitis media):
Rate hearing impairment
- Diagnostic code: DC 6209Impairment of Auditory Acuity
Benign neoplasms of the ear (other than skin only):
Rate on impairment of function.
- Diagnostic code: DC 6204Impairment of Auditory Acuity
Peripheral vestibular disorders:
Rated under § 4.87
- Diagnostic code: DC 6210Impairment of Auditory Acuity
Chronic otitis externa:
Rated under § 4.87
- Diagnostic code: DC 8312Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Neuritis [Twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve]
Neuritis of the twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve.
- Diagnostic code: DC 8309Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Neuritis [Ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial nerve]
Neuritis of the ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial nerve.
- Diagnostic code: DC 6276Diseases of the Ear
Sense of taste, complete loss
Rated under § 4.87a
- Diagnostic code: DC 6208Impairment of Auditory Acuity
Malignant neoplasm of the ear (other than skin only)
Rated under § 4.87
- Diagnostic code: DC 8412Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Neuralgia [Twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve]
Neuralgia of the twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve.
- Diagnostic code: DC 8409Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Neuralgia [Ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial nerve]
Neuralgia of the ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial nerve.
- Diagnostic code: DC 8410Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Neuralgia [Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve]
Neuralgia of the tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve.
- Diagnostic code: DC 8310Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Neuritis [Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve]
Neuritis of the tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve.
- Diagnostic code: DC 6016Organs of Special Sense (Eye)
Nystagmus, central
Rated under § 4.79
- Diagnostic code: DC 8209Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Paralysis of: [Ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial nerve]
Rated under § 4.124a
- Regulation section: Part VIII, Subpart iv, Chapter 4, Section AM-21-1
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
VIII.iv.4.A.4.h. Awarding SMC for Deafness Award SMC for deafness of both ears, having absence of air and bone conduction, if the SC bilateral hearing loss warrants a 100-percent evaluation under the evaluation criteria in [38 CFR…
- 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…
- Diagnostic code: DC 6275Diseases of the Ear
Sense of smell, complete loss
Rated under § 4.87a
- Regulation section: § 3.38538 CFR
Disability due to impaired hearing.
§ 3.385. Disability due to impaired hearing. For the purposes of applying the laws administered by VA, impaired hearing will be considered to be a disability when the auditory threshold in any of the frequencies 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 Hertz is 40 decibels or greater; or when the auditory…
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