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Mental health

33 diagnostic codes

DC 9201Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, often involving symptoms like hallucinations, delusi...

DC 9208Delusional disorder

Delusional disorder is a mental health condition where you have false beliefs (delusions) that feel completely real to you, even when evidence shows they're...

DC 9210Other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

This diagnostic code covers various psychotic disorders that don't fit neatly into other specific categories, including certain types of schizophrenia and re...

DC 9211Schizoaffective disorder

Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that combines symptoms of schizophrenia (like hallucinations or delusions) with mood disorders (like de...

DC 9300Delirium

Delirium is a serious mental condition that involves confusion, disorientation, and changes in thinking that develop quickly and tend to fluctuate. The VA ra...

DC 9301Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to HIV or other infections

This condition covers brain-related problems (neurocognitive disorders) caused by HIV or other infections that affect your thinking, memory, and daily functi...

DC 9304Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury

This rating covers cognitive problems (thinking, memory, and brain function issues) caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The VA rates this condition from...

DC 9305Major or mild vascular neurocognitive disorder

Vascular neurocognitive disorder is a condition where blood vessel problems in the brain cause thinking, memory, and behavioral difficulties - often related...

DC 9310Unspecified neurocognitive disorder

Unspecified neurocognitive disorder covers cognitive problems that affect thinking, memory, and mental processing but don't fit into a specific diagnosis cat...

DC 9312Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease

This diagnostic code covers Alzheimer's disease and related brain disorders that affect thinking, memory, and daily functioning. The VA rates this condition...

DC 9326Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to another medical condition or substance/medication-induced major or mild neurocognitive disorder

This condition covers cognitive disorders (problems with thinking, memory, and mental function) that are caused by another medical condition or by medication...

DC 9400Generalized anxiety disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is when you experience persistent, excessive worry about everyday situations that's hard to control. The VA rates GAD from...

DC 9403Specific phobia; social anxiety disorder (social phobia)

This code covers specific phobias (intense fear of particular things like flying, heights, or animals) and social anxiety disorder (extreme fear of social si...

DC 9404Obsessive compulsive disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves unwanted, repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors you feel compelled to do over and over (compulsions). T...

DC 9410Other specified anxiety disorder

Other specified anxiety disorder covers anxiety conditions that don't fit neatly into other specific categories but still significantly impact your daily lif...

DC 9411Posttraumatic stress disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing traumatic events during military service...

DC 9412Panic disorder and/or agoraphobia

Panic disorder involves sudden, intense episodes of fear (panic attacks) that can include racing heart, sweating, and feeling like you're dying or losing con...

DC 9413Unspecified anxiety disorder

Unspecified anxiety disorder covers various anxiety conditions that don't fit neatly into other specific categories, like generalized anxiety, social anxiety...

DC 9416Dissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder

Dissociative amnesia involves memory gaps from traumatic events, while dissociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder) involves havin...

DC 9417Depersonalization/Derealization disorder

Depersonalization/Derealization disorder involves feeling detached from yourself (like you're watching yourself from outside your body) or feeling like the w...

DC 9421Somatic symptom disorder

Somatic symptom disorder involves having intense, distressing physical symptoms that significantly disrupt your daily life, even when medical tests can't ful...

DC 9422Other specified somatic symptom and related disorder

Diagnostic Code 9422 covers 'other specified somatic symptom and related disorder' - essentially mental health conditions where physical symptoms are closely...

DC 9423Unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder

This diagnostic code covers mental health conditions where you experience physical symptoms that significantly impact your life, but the exact underlying cau...

DC 9424Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)

Conversion disorder, now called functional neurological symptom disorder, is when psychological stress causes very real physical symptoms like paralysis, bli...

DC 9425Illness anxiety disorder

Illness anxiety disorder is what used to be called hypochondria - it's when someone has persistent, excessive worry about having or developing a serious medi...

DC 9431Cyclothymic disorder

Cyclothymic disorder is a mood condition where you experience ongoing mood swings between periods of depression and hypomania (elevated mood that's less seve...

DC 9432Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings between manic highs and depressive lows. The VA rates bipolar disorder from 0%...

DC 9433Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)

Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) is a form of chronic depression that lasts for years, causing ongoing feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and low e...

DC 9434Major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder is a mental health condition involving persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities. The VA rat...

DC 9435Unspecified depressive disorder

Unspecified depressive disorder covers depression that doesn't fit into more specific categories but still significantly impacts your daily life. The VA rate...

DC 9440Chronic adjustment disorder

Chronic adjustment disorder is a mental health condition where you have ongoing difficulty coping with and adapting to stressful life events or changes. The...

DC 9520Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by self-induced weight loss, intense fear of weight gain, distorted body image, and restrictive eating,...

DC 9521Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where you binge eat and then try to prevent weight gain through vomiting, laxatives, or other methods. The VA rates bul...

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