5010 Post-traumatic arthritis: Rate as limitation of motion, dislocation, or other specified instability under the affected joint. A veteran may be considered as unemployable upon termination of employment which was provided on account of disability, or in which special consideration was given on account of the same, when it is satisfactorily shown that he or she is unable to secure further employment. 7000 Valvular heart disease (including rheumatic heart disease), During active infection with cardiac involvement and for three months following cessation of therapy for the active infection. One eye 5/200 (1.5/60), with visual acuity of other eye: One eye 10/200 (3/60), with visual acuity of other eye: One eye 15/200 (4.5/60), with visual acuity of other eye: One eye 20/200 (6/60), with visual acuity of other eye: One eye 20/100 (6/30), with visual acuity of other eye: and other eye: One eye 20/70 (6/21), with visual acuity of other eye: One eye 20/50 (6/15), with visual acuity of other eye. A single evaluation will be assigned under the diagnostic code which reflects the predominant disability picture, with elevation to the next higher evaluation where the severity of the overall disability warrants such elevation. 4.42 Complete medical examination of injury cases. In the absence of limitation of motion, rate as below: With X-ray evidence of involvement of 2 or more major joints or 2 or more minor joint groups, with occasional incapacitating exacerbations, With X-ray evidence of involvement of 2 or more major joints or 2 or more minor joint groups. Note (2): One MET (metabolic equivalent) is the energy cost of standing quietly at rest and represents an oxygen uptake of 3.5 milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute. 8724 Neuralgia, internal popliteal nerve (tibial). Since the areas of dysfunction described below do not cover all symptoms resulting from genitourinary diseases, specific diagnoses may include a description of symptoms assigned to that diagnosis. WebInstability of the knee (if it dislocates regularly or has too much side to side motion) with ratings of 0%, 10%, 20%, or 30% Ankylosis (abnormal stiffening and immobility) with ratings of 30%, 40%, 50%, or 60% You can receive ratings for more than one aspect of your knee condition, if appropriate. 7614 Fallopian tube, disease or injury(including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)). Examples are: mild or occasional headaches, mild anxiety. 6843 Traumatic chest wall defect, pneumothorax, hernia, etc. Answer a few questions to check your eligibility. 11 to 20 mm of maximum unassisted vertical opening. 6510 Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic(Rhinosinusitis). (a) The ratings for multiple finger amputations apply to amputations at the proximal interphalangeal joints or through proximal phalanges. (2) If the DLCO (SB) (Diffusion Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide by the Single Breath Method) test is not of record, evaluate based on alternative criteria as long as the examiner states why the test would not be useful or valid in a particular case. (d) The combined evaluation of muscle groups acting upon a single unankylosed joint must be lower than the evaluation for unfavorable ankylosis of that joint, except in the case of muscle groups I and II acting upon the shoulder. Evaluation August 30, 2002; criterion October 23, 2008. 6015 Benign neoplasms of the eye, orbit, and adnexa (excluding skin): Active: Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye, minimum rating, Inactive: Evaluate based on residuals, such as visual impairment and disfigurement (diagnostic code 7800). 8412 Neuralgia, twelfth cranial nerve. 9914 Maxilla, loss of more than half. Combined Disability Rating. Evaluation October 23, 1995; title December 9, 2018; evaluation December 9, 2018. Baseline weight means the average weight for the two-year-period preceding onset of the disease. 9918 Neoplasm, hard and soft tissue, malignant. Note following July 6, 1950; evaluation January 12, 1998; criterion November 14, 2021. 9304 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury(Dementia). With dietary restrictions to all mechanically altered foods, Without dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods. learn more about the process here. (2) Provided that he or she customarily wears contact lenses, evaluate the visual acuity of any individual affected by a corneal disorder that results in severe irregular astigmatism that can be improved more by contact lenses than by eyeglass lenses, as corrected by contact lenses. Traumatism is a rare cause of disability in this connection, except when superimposed upon congenital defect or upon an existent arthritis; to permit assumption of pure traumatic origin, objective evidence of damage to the joint, and history of trauma sufficiently severe to injure this extremely strong and practically immovable joint is required. What are Dental and Oral Conditions for VA rating purposes? 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. Added September 22, 1978; note February 7, 2021. (c) Combination of visual field defect and decreased visual acuity. Prestabilization ratings are for assignment in the immediate postdischarge period. 5170 Toes, all, amputation of, without metatarsal loss or transmetatarsal, amputation of, with up to half of metatarsal loss. (3) When diplopia exists in two separate areas of the same eye, increase the equivalent visual acuity under diagnostic code 6090 to the next poorer level of visual acuity, not to exceed 5/200. (v) generalized muscle aches or weakness. [29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 40 FR 42540, Sept. 15, 1975; 41 FR 11302, Mar. 6841 Spinal cord injury with respiratory insufficiency. 5327 Muscle, neoplasm of, malignant. General Rating Formula for Disease, Injury, or Adhesions of Female Reproductive Organs (diagnostic codes 7610 through 7615): Symptoms not controlled by continuous treatment, Symptoms that require continuous treatment, Symptoms that do not require continuous treatment. orthopedic, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular-renal, neuropsychiatric, (4) multiple injuries incurred in action, or. Objective evidence on testing of mild impairment of memory, attention, concentration, or executive functions resulting in mild functional impairment. Internal popliteal nerve (tibial), paralysis. 18, 1976, as amended at 54 FR 27161, June 28, 1989; 54 FR 36029, Aug. 31, 1989; 83 FR 17756, Apr. The maximum rating which may be assigned for neuritis not characterized by organic changes referred to in this section will be that for moderate, or with sciatic nerve involvement, for moderately severe, incomplete paralysis. 7011 Ventricular arrhythmias (sustained): For an indefinite period from the date of inpatient hospital admission for initial medical therapy for a sustained ventricular arrhythmia; or, for an indefinite period from the date of inpatient hospital admission for ventricular aneurysmectomy; or, with an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) in place, Note: When inpatient hospitalization for sustained ventricular arrhythmia or ventricular aneurysmectomy is required, a 100-percent evaluation begins on the date of hospital admission with a mandatory VA examination six months following hospital discharge. 5239 Spondylolisthesis or segmental instability. In cases involving aggravation by active service, the rating will reflect only the degree of disability over and above the degree existing at the time of entrance into the active service, whether the particular condition was noted at the time of entrance into the active service, or it is determined upon the evidence of record to have existed at that time. Often disoriented to two or more of the four aspects (person, time, place, situation) of orientation. Every element in any way affecting the probative value to be assigned to the evidence in each individual claim must be thoroughly and conscientiously studied by each member of the rating board in the light of the established policies of the Department of Veterans Affairs to the end that decisions will be equitable and just as contemplated by the requirements of the law. Six months after 5322 Group XXII Function: Rotary and forward movements, head. Evaluation March 10, 1976; evaluation July 2, 2001. 6015 Benign neoplasms of the eye, orbit, and adnexa (excluding skin)(Choroidal nevus). The ability to overcome the handicap of disability varies widely among individuals. 4.56 Evaluation of muscle disabilities. CausesAnterior Hip Pain. Anterior hip pain affects the inside of your hip and groin area. Lateral Hip Pain. Lateral hip pain refers to pain on the side of the hip. Posterior Hip Pain. Posterior hip pain affects the outside of the hip or buttock area, usually due to a problem with the muscles, tendons, or ligaments that surround the hip Subject to the provisions of 38 CFR 3.383(a), if visual impairment of only one eye is service-connected, the visual acuity of the other eye will be considered to be 20/40 for purposes of evaluating the service-connected visual impairment. 18, 1976; 43 FR 45362, Oct. 2, 1978; 54 FR 4282, Jan. 30, 1989; 54 FR 49755, Dec. 1, 1989; 55 FR 154, Jan. 3, 1990; 56 FR 51653, Oct. 15, 1991; 57 FR 24364, June 9, 1992; 70 FR 75399, Dec. 20, 2005; 73 FR 54705, Sept. 23, 2008; 73 FR 69554, Nov. 19, 2008; 76 FR 78824, Dec. 20, 2011; 79 FR 2100, Jan. 13, 2014]. For VA rating purposes, a muscle injury (strain) is an injury to a muscle or a tendon, which is the fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones. 8019 Meningitis, cerebrospinal, epidemic: 8045 Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI): There are three main areas of dysfunction that may result from TBI and have profound effects on functioning: cognitive (which is common in varying degrees after TBI), emotional/behavioral, and physical. 7009 Bradycardia (Bradyarrhythmia), symptomatic, requiring permanent pacemaker implantation: For one month following hospital discharge for implantation or re-implantation. (b) A through-and-through injury with muscle damage shall be evaluated as no less than a moderate injury for each group of muscles damaged. Rate chronic residuals to include scars, lymphedema, disfigurement, and/or other impairment of function under the appropriate diagnostic code(s) within the appropriate body system, Lesions involving bowel or bladder confirmed by laparoscopy, pelvic pain or heavy or irregular bleeding not controlled by treatment, and bowel or bladder symptoms, Pelvic pain or heavy or irregular bleeding not controlled by treatment, Pelvic pain or heavy or irregular bleeding requiring continuous treatment for control, 7631 Benign neoplasms of the breast and other injuries of the breast. These evaluations are for Raynaud's syndrome as a whole, regardless of the number of extremities involved or whether the nose and ears are involved. Complete inability to communicate either by spoken language, written language, or both, or to comprehend spoken language, written language, or both. If you have questions or comments regarding a published document please 6832 Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, anthracosis, etc.). 7005 Arteriosclerotic heart disease(coronary artery disease, Atherosclerotic heart disease, Ischemic heart disease). 8713 Neuralgia, all radicular groups. 7512 Cystitis, chronic, includes interstitial and all etiologies, infectious and non-infectious: 7515 Bladder, calculus in, with symptoms interfering with function: Rate as voiding dysfunction or urinary tract infection, whichever is predominant. Added March 10, 1976; removed February 3, 1988; added November 7, 1996; Title August 4, 2014. Determine the average concentric contraction of the visual field of each eye by measuring the remaining visual field (in degrees) at each of eight principal meridians 45 degrees apart, adding them, and dividing the sum by eight. Entrance and (if present) exit scars, small or linear, indicating short track of missile through muscle tissue. (d) Puretone threshold average, as used in Tables VI and VIa, is the sum of the puretone thresholds at 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 Hertz, divided by four. The schedule for rating for mental disorders is set forth as follows: 9210 Other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, 9301 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to HIV or other infections, 9304 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury, 9305 Major or mild vascular neurocognitive disorder, 9312 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease, 9326 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to another medical condition or substance/medication-induced major or mild neurocognitive disorder, 9403 Specific phobia; social anxiety disorder (social phobia), 9416 Dissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder, 9417 Depersonalization/Derealization disorder, 9422 Other specified somatic symptom and related disorder, 9423 Unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder, 9424 Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder), 9433 Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. 10, 2018; 83 FR 32601, July 13, 2018; 83 FR 54259, Oct. 29, 2018; 84 FR 28234, June 18, 2019; 85 FR 76467, Nov. 30, 2020; 85 FR 85523, Dec. 29, 2020; 86 FR 8143, Feb. 4, 2021; 86 FR 54088, 54097, Sept. 30, 2021]. FEV-1 less than 40-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC less than 40 percent, or; more than one attack per week with episodes of respiratory failure, or; requires daily use of systemic (oral or parenteral) high dose corticosteroids or immuno-suppressive medications, FEV-1 of 40- to 55-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 40 to 55 percent, or; at least monthly visits to a physician for required care of exacerbations, or; intermittent (at least three per year) courses of systemic (oral or parenteral) corticosteroids, FEV-1 of 56- to 70-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 56 to 70 percent, or; daily inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy, or; inhalational anti-inflammatory medication, FEV-1 of 71- to 80-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 71 to 80 percent, or; intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy. The rating board will include a full statement as to the veteran's service-connected disabilities, employment history, educational and vocational attainment and all other factors having a bearing on the issue. One or more neurobehavioral effects that interfere with or preclude workplace interaction, social interaction, or both on most days or that occasionally require supervision for safety of self or others. WebThe VA uses a chart that, when properly used, results in a combined disability rating. (c) Weakened movement (due to muscle injury, disease or injury of peripheral nerves, divided or lengthened tendons, etc.). Criterion September 9, 1975; removed March 10, 1976. Added October 1, 1961; criterion October 1, 1961; evaluation March 10, 1976; removed December 18, 1987; re-designated, Tables VI and VII replaced by new Tables VI, VIA, and VII December 18, 1987. 7825 Chronic urticaria. Plates I and II provide a standardized description of ankylosis and joint motion measurement. (b) It is the established policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs that all veterans who are unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation by reason of service-connected disabilities shall be rated totally disabled. 7822 Papulosquamous disorders not listed elsewhere. 8714 Neuralgia, musculospiral nerve (radial). Your eye is the primary organ of the visual system because it takes what you see (e.g., faces, images, nature) and turns them into an electric signal, which moves from the optic nerve to the brain. Group III Function: Elevation and abduction of arm. Ratings of the genitourinary system - dysfunctions. In a given individual, symptoms may fluctuate in severity from day to day. 8540 Soft-tissue sarcoma (Neurogenic origin). Evaluation; August 13, 1981; evaluation June 9, 1996; criterion December 10, 2017; note December 10, 2017. Group I Function: Upward rotation of scapula. Tenosynovitis, tendinitis, tendinosis or tendinopathy. The use of the protective provisions of Pub. Purely subjective complaints such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and irritability, recognized as symptomatic of a properly diagnosed cerebral arteriosclerosis, will be rated 10 percent and no more under diagnostic code 9305. For example, if there are two disabilities, the degree of one disability will be read in the left column and the degree of the other in the top row, whichever is appropriate. 6030 Paralysis of accommodation (due to neuropathy of the Oculomotor Nerve (cranial nerve III)). but less than 72 square inches (465 sq. Criterion September 22, 1978; criterion August 30, 1996; criterion, note August 11, 2019. [40 FR 42536, Sept. 15, 1975, as amended at 43 FR 45349, Oct. 2, 1978]. Criterion March 10, 1976; criterion February 3, 1988; criterion November 7, 1996; Title August 4, 2014. 8730 Neuralgia, ilio-inguinal nerve. Criterion October 23, 2008; title August 13, 2018. Consider especially psychotic manifestations, complete or partial loss of use of one or more extremities, speech disturbances, impairment of vision, disturbances of gait, tremors, visceral manifestations, etc., referring to the appropriate bodily system of the schedule. 7912 Polyglandular syndrome (multiple endocrine neoplasia, autoimmune polyglandular syndrome). Gets lost even in familiar surroundings, unable to use assistive devices such as GPS (global positioning system). Added October 26, 1990; criterion December 9, 2018. L. 90-493, the graduated ratings of 50 and 30 percent for inactive tuberculosis will not be elevated. Criterion May 22, 1995; title May 13, 2018. will bring you directly to the content. (e) Anatomical loss of one eye with inability to wear a prosthesis. 6820 Neoplasms, benign, any specified part of respiratory system. This average is used in all cases (including those in 4.86) to determine the Roman numeral designation for hearing impairment from Table VI or VIa. (2) When diplopia extends beyond more than one quadrant or range of degrees, evaluate diplopia based on the quadrant and degree range that provides the highest evaluation. Motor activity normal most of the time, but mildly slowed at times due to apraxia (inability to perform previously learned motor activities, despite normal motor function). We know the pain of feeling stuck, frustrated, and alone, and we want to make this process as easy and painless as possible for you. 4.17 Total disability ratings for pension based on unemployability and age of the individual. Our process takes the guesswork out of filing a VA disability claim and supports you every step of the way in building a fully-developed claim (FDC)so you can increase your rating FAST! The lumbosacral articulation and both sacroiliac joints are considered to be a group of minor joints, ratable on disturbance of lumbar spine functions. Criterion February 3, 1988; removed November 7, 1996. Most veterans are underrated for their disabilities and therefore not getting the compensation theyre due. Other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Ratings for service-connected disabilities requiring hospital treatment or observation. 5000 Osteomyelitis, acute, subacute, or chronic: Of the pelvis, vertebrae, or extending into major joints, or with multiple localization or with long history of intractability and debility, anemia, amyloid liver changes, or other continuous constitutional symptoms, Frequent episodes, with constitutional symptoms, With definite involucrum or sequestrum, with or without discharging sinus, With discharging sinus or other evidence of active infection within the past 5 years, Inactive, following repeated episodes, without evidence of active infection in past 5 years. 6845 Chronic pleural effusion or fibrosis. 7815 Bullous disorders (including pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceous, bullous pemphigoid, dermatitis herpetiformis, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, benign chronic familial pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey), and porphyria cutanea tarda). 5302 Group II Function: Depression of arm. 7544 Renal disease caused by viral infection such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the Breasts include the organs that can only be found in a female body and are used for sexual and reproductive purposes. Evaluation October 23, 1995; title December 9, 2018; evaluation December 9, 2018; criterion December 9, 2018. Note (2): Evaluate each affected part (e.g., hand, foot, ear, nose) separately and combine the ratings in accordance with, 7123 Soft tissue sarcoma (of vascular origin). 7121 Post-phlebitic syndrome of any etiology: With the following findings attributed to venous disease: Massive board-like edema with constant pain at rest, Persistent edema or subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration, Persistent edema and stasis pigmentation or eczema, with or without intermittent ulceration, Persistent edema, incompletely relieved by elevation of extremity, with or without beginning stasis pigmentation or eczema, Intermittent edema of extremity or aching and fatigue in leg after prolonged standing or walking, with symptoms relieved by elevation of extremity or compression hosiery, Asymptomatic palpable or visible varicose veins, Arthralgia or other pain, numbness, or cold sensitivity plus two or more of the following: Tissue loss, nail abnormalities, color changes, locally impaired sensation, hyperhidrosis, anhydrosis, X-ray abnormalities (osteoporosis, subarticular punched-out lesions, or osteoarthritis), atrophy or fibrosis of the affected musculature, flexion or extension deformity of distal joints, volar fat pad loss in fingers or toes, avascular necrosis of bone, chronic ulceration, carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome, Arthralgia or other pain, numbness, or cold sensitivity plus one of the following: Tissue loss, nail abnormalities, color changes, locally impaired sensation, hyperhidrosis, anhydrosis, X-ray abnormalities (osteoporosis, subarticular punched-out lesions, or osteoarthritis), atrophy or fibrosis of the affected musculature, flexion or extension deformity of distal joints, volar fat pad loss in fingers or toes, avascular necrosis of bone, chronic ulceration, carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome, Arthralgia or other pain, numbness, or cold sensitivity. [61 FR 39875, July 31, 1996, as amended at 84 FR 28230, June 18, 2019], [34 FR 5062, Mar. 5203 Clavicle or scapula, impairment. Because of this, the VA focuses the disability rating system for conditions of the Ears primarily on hearing loss, with additional rating options to cover conditions affecting balance, infections, ringing in the ear, etc. For the application of this schedule, accurate and fully descriptive medical examinations are required, with emphasis upon the limitation of activity imposed by the disabling condition. Neuritis, musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) nerve. The disability rating scale ranks conditions by severity, with ratings ranging from 10 percent to 100 percent disability. Note (1): Examples of supraventricular tachycardia include, but are not limited to: Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, sinus tachycardia, sinoatrial nodal reentrant tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, junctional tachycardia, and multifocal atrial tachycardia. When present, those occurring during or immediately after eating and known as the dumping syndrome are characterized by gastrointestinal complaints and generalized symptoms simulating hypoglycemia; those occurring from 1 to 3 hours after eating usually present definite manifestations of hypoglycemia. 8307 Neuritis, seventh cranial nerve. 7532 Renal tubular disorders (such as renal glycosurias, aminoacidurias, renal tubular acidosis, Fanconi's syndrome, Bartter's syndrome, related disorders of Henle's loop and proximal or distal nephron function, etc. FEV-1 less than 40 percent of predicted value, or; the ratio of Forced Expiratory Volume in one second to Forced Vital Capacity (FEV-1/FVC) less than 40 percent, or; Diffusion Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide by the Single Breath Method (DLCO (SB)) less than 40-percent predicted, or; maximum exercise capacity less than 15 ml/kg/min oxygen consumption (with cardiac or respiratory limitation), or; cor pulmonale (right heart failure), or; right ventricular hypertrophy, or; pulmonary hypertension (shown by Echo or cardiac catheterization), or; episode(s) of acute respiratory failure, or; requires outpatient oxygen therapy. 4.100 Application of the general rating formula for diseases of the heart. In considering the residuals of injury, it is essential to trace the medical-industrial history of the disabled person from the original injury, considering the nature of the injury and the attendant circumstances, and the requirements for, and the effect of, treatment over past periods, and the course of the recovery to date. (ii) History and complaint. 5278 Claw foot (pes cavus), acquired. What is the musculoskeletal system for VA rating purposes? Requiring more than one daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities (avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities) with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring at least three hospitalizations per year or weekly visits to a diabetic care provider, plus either progressive loss of weight and strength or complications that would be compensable if separately evaluated, Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, plus complications that would not be compensable if separately evaluated, Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities, Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin and restricted diet, or; oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet. (f) Pain on movement, swelling, deformity or atrophy of disuse. 4.2 Interpretation of examination reports. Neuritis, internal popliteal (tibial) nerve. 6000 Choroidopathy, including uveitis, iritis, cyclitis, or choroiditis. Claims in regard to which the schedule evaluations are considered inadequate or excessive, and errors in the schedule will be similarly brought to attention. The Analogous diagnostic codes are used by the VA when a diagnosed condition is not directly listed in CFR Title 38, Part 4, the Schedule for Rating Disabilities. His eBook, the9 Secrets Strategies for Winning Your VA Disability Claimhas been downloaded more than 300,000 times in the past three years and is the #1 rated free VA disability claims guide for veterans. Webthe 10 percent rating, 2 or more episodes following the initial infection are required. Rate chronic residuals according to impairment of function due to scars, lymphedema, or disfigurement (e.g., limitation of arm, shoulder, and wrist motion, or loss of grip strength, or loss of sensation, or residuals from harvesting of muscles for reconstructive purposes), and/or under diagnostic code 7626, 7632 Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), Requiring bone marrow transplant; or infections recurring, on average, at least once every six weeks per 12-month period, Requiring intermittent myeloid growth factors (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or continuous immunosuppressive therapy such as cyclosporine to maintain absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 500/microliter (l) but less than 1000/l; or infections recurring, on average, at least once every three months per 12-month period, Requiring intermittent myeloid growth factors to maintain ANC greater than 1000/l; or infections recurring, on average, at least once per 12-month period but less than once every three months per 12-month period, Requiring continuous medication (e.g., antibiotics) for control; or requiring intermittent use of a myeloid growth factor to maintain ANC greater than or equal to 1500/l. 6065 Vision in one eye 5/200 (1.5/60). Through and through or deep penetrating wound of short track from a single bullet, small shell or shrapnel fragment, without explosive effect of high velocity missile, residuals of debridement, or prolonged infection. Convalescence ratings following extended hospitalization. (3) Moderately severe disability of muscles -. Psychomotor seizures will be rated as major seizures under the general rating formula when characterized by automatic states and/or generalized convulsions with unconsciousness. Complete or incomplete pelvic organ prolapse due to injury or disease or surgical complications of pregnancy. [40 FR 42535, Sept. 15, 1975, as amended at 54 FR 4281, Jan. 30, 1989; 55 FR 31580, Aug. 3, 1990; 58 FR 39664, July 26, 1993; 61 FR 52700, Oct. 8, 1996; 79 FR 2100, Jan. 13, 2014]. The injured hand, or the most severely injured hand, of an ambidextrous individual will be considered the dominant hand for rating purposes. The VA rates Back Pain under CFR Title 38, Part 4, Schedule for Rating Disabilities, General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of Neuritis, anterior crural (femoral) nerve. 7345 Chronic liver disease without cirrhosis (including hepatitis B, chronic active hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, drug-induced hepatitis, etc., but excluding bile duct disorders and hepatitis C): Near-constant debilitating symptoms (such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain), Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, with substantial weight loss (or other indication of malnutrition), and hepatomegaly, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least six weeks during the past 12-month period, but not occurring constantly, Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, with minor weight loss and hepatomegaly, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least four weeks, but less than six weeks, during the past 12-month period, Daily fatigue, malaise, and anorexia (without weight loss or hepatomegaly), requiring dietary restriction or continuous medication, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least two weeks, but less than four weeks, during the past 12-month period, Intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia, or; incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain) having a total duration of at least one week, but less than two weeks, during the past 12-month period, Symptoms of pain, vomiting, material weight loss and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia; or other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health, Persistently recurrent epigastric distress with dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal or arm or shoulder pain, productive of considerable impairment of health, With two or more of the symptoms for the 30 percent evaluation of less severity, With frequently recurrent disabling attacks of abdominal pain with few pain free intermissions and with steatorrhea, malabsorption, diarrhea and severe malnutrition, With frequent attacks of abdominal pain, loss of normal body weight and other findings showing continuing pancreatic insufficiency between acute attacks, Moderately severe; with at least 4-7 typical attacks of abdominal pain per year with good remission between attacks, With at least one recurring attack of typical severe abdominal pain in the past year.