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Ischemic Heart Disease (diagnostic code 7005) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent when a workload o

Decided on METs, ejection fraction, heart failure

Coronary Bypass Surgery Residuals (CABG) (diagnostic code 7017) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent

Decided on Post-surgery period then heart residuals

Heart Valve Replacement (diagnostic code 7016) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent when a workload

Decided on Post-surgery period then heart residuals

Congestive Heart Failure (diagnostic code 7020) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent when a workload

Decided on METs, ejection fraction, CHF episodes

Pericarditis and Pericardial Disease (diagnostic code 7002) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent whe

Decided on Active infection or heart residuals

Granulomatous disease appears on the PACT Act presumptive list as its own entry. Granulomatous rhinitis is rated under 38 CFR 4.97, diagnostic code 6524: 100 pe

Decided on Specific granulomatous diagnosis

Paget's disease of bone (osteitis deformans) is rated under 38 CFR 4.71a diagnostic code 5016, which directs VA to rate it on limitation of motion of the affect

Decided on Limitation of motion

Restrictive lung disease is rated under 38 CFR 4.97 DC 6845 at 30 to 100 percent based on PFT values (FVC, FEV-1, DLCO).

Decided on PFT values, imaging, oxygen need

Hansen's disease is rated under diagnostic code 6302 at 100 percent while active. Afterward, residuals such as peripheral neuropathy, skin changes, and deformit

Decided on Active disease or residuals

Heart Transplant Residuals (diagnostic code 7019) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent when a worklo

Decided on METs, ejection fraction, heart failure

Interstitial lung disease is rated under the restrictive lung formula (diagnostic codes 6825 to 6833) from 10 to 100 percent based on FVC, DLCO, exercise capaci

Decided on FVC, DLCO, and exercise capacity

Avitaminosis (diagnostic code 6313), beriberi (6314), pellagra (6315), and malnutrition are presumptive for former prisoners of war. Ratings run from 0 percent

Decided on Symptom severity and deficiency type

Sickle cell disease is rated under diagnostic code 7714 at 10, 30, 60, or 100 percent based on crisis frequency and end-organ damage.

Decided on Crisis frequency, hospitalizations, damage

Huntington's chorea is rated under diagnostic code 8106 from 10 percent for mild disease to 100 percent for pronounced, progressive disease, considering the com

Decided on Overall disease severity

Atrioventricular Block (Heart Block) (diagnostic code 7015) is rated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart in 38 CFR 4.104: 100 percent whe

Decided on Symptoms and METs workload

Buerger's disease is rated under 38 CFR 4.104 DC 7115 (thromboangiitis obliterans) at 20 to 100 percent based on claudication distance and ulceration or amputat

Decided on Claudication distance and tissue loss

Chronic kidney disease is rated under the renal dysfunction criteria of 38 CFR 4.115a, which since November 14, 2021 are based on glomerular filtration rate (GF

Decided on Lab values, edema, & blood pressure

Raynaud's disease is rated under diagnostic code 7117 at 10, 20, 40, 60, or 100 percent based on the frequency of characteristic attacks and the presence of dig

Decided on Attack frequency, digital ulceration

38 CFR 3.309(b) makes a list of tropical diseases presumptive when they appear within a year of leaving service in an endemic area, or later when the incubation

Decided on Active infection or residuals

Celiac disease is rated under DC 7355 at 30, 50, or 80 percent based on malabsorption, nutritional deficiencies, and how much daily activity is affected.

Decided on Malabsorption, deficiencies, weight loss

Since May 19, 2024, Crohn's disease has its own diagnostic code, 7326, rated 10, 30, 60, or 100 percent based on the treatment tier required, daily diarrhea epi

Decided on Treatment response and symptom severity

Meniere's disease is rated under diagnostic code 6205 at 30, 60, or 100 percent based on the frequency of attacks of vertigo and the impact on hearing.

Decided on Frequency of vertigo and hearing loss

Parkinson's disease has a minimum rating of 30 percent under diagnostic code 8004, with additional ratings assigned for residuals such as tremor, gait disturban

Decided on Flat 30 percent minimum rating

Peptic ulcer disease is rated under DC 7304 at 0, 20, 40, 60, or 100 percent based on the frequency of symptom episodes, anemia and hospitalization, and recent

Decided on Episode frequency and treatment

Chronic Lyme disease residuals are rated by analogy under diagnostic code 6319 based on the affected body system and severity.

Decided on Residual symptoms and organ involvement

Coronary artery disease is rated under DC 7005 (38 CFR 4.104) on the General Rating Formula for the heart, driven by the METs workload at which heart failure sy

Valvular heart disease is rated under DC 7000 using the general rating formula for heart diseases: 10 to 100 percent based on the workload in METs that brings o

Vietnam era veterans and others exposed to Agent Orange can file claims for conditions VA presumes are linked to the herbicide, from ischemic heart disease and

… the Agent Orange presumptive list, such as certain cancers, ischemic heart disease, Parkinsonism, or type 2 diabetes, you can establish service connection witho

… peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, erectile dysfunction (with SMC-K) - **Service connected knee** -> contralateral knee due to

… 07** (presumptive periods and exposures), **38 CFR 3.309** (diseases subject to presumptive service connection), **38 CFR 3.317** (Gulf War undiagnosed illnesse

Kidney disease is rated on the renal dysfunction scale in 38 CFR 4.115a, which now runs almost entirely on your glomerular filtration rate: 30 to 100 percent ti

Meniere's disease is rated under DC 6205 at 30, 60, or 100 percent based on how often vertigo attacks with cerebellar gait occur. Here is the frequency scale, t

GERD under DC 7206 is rated on objective esophageal damage: documented strictures and dysphagia, proven by scope or imaging. Daily heartburn alone rates 0 perce

For Guard and Reserve members, the type of duty you were on controls whether something can be service connected, and even whether you are a veteran for VA purpo

There is no asbestos presumption: these claims are won by proving exposure and connecting a lung disease that surfaces decades later. Here is the development VA

… form of dwarfism) - Cleft lip and cleft palate - Congenital heart disease - Congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot) - Esophageal and intestinal atresia - Hall

The PACT Act presumes burn pit exposure and service connection for asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, COPD, constrictive bronchiolitis, and more, manifesting to any d

VA moves certain claims ahead of the line: terminal illness, financial hardship, homelessness, age 85 or older, Medal of Honor or Purple Heart, former POW, and

… ## How PTSD and GERD are connected Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) frequently shows up alongside a mental health condition. The link runs two ways. The

… ons in a year reach 30. What sinks these claims is not mild disease but a missing tracing, since both levels require the arrhythmia confirmed by ECG. If your a

… says. ## How VA rates COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is rated under diagnostic code 6604 in the respiratory schedule (38 CFR 4.97). Unlike mental

Most dental problems earn VA treatment, not compensation. The compensable exceptions live in 38 CFR 4.150: tooth loss from jawbone trauma or disease under DC 99

… under DC 7117 climbs to 100 percent while primary Raynaud's disease under DC 7124 tops out at 10. Veterans with Raynaud's often assume that a condition no exam

Most spine conditions use one formula based on range of motion, ankylosis, or disc-disease episodes. Here are the thoracolumbar and cervical numbers, the incapa

Peptic ulcer disease is rated under DC 7304 using the 2024 criteria: 0 to 60 percent based on counted episodes of abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting lasting th

… edication. **Amiodarone**, prescribed for service-connected heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation, and **lithium**, used for service-connected mood disor

… aken for a service connected condition. - **Hypertension or heart disease** secondary to certain service connected conditions. The pattern is always the same:

… ven a relaxed evidence standard for proving that an injury, disease, or stressor event happened during that combat service. The implementing rules are 38 CFR 3.

… ndition that caused death. The veteran can have died from a heart attack, a car accident, or any other cause. The 100 percent rating, duration, and survivor eli

South Dakota exempts up to $200,000 of dwelling value from property tax for veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total (full exemption for paraplegic vetera