Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 3.311

Claims based on radiation exposure

How the Board has used this section

17.9%

Any-grant when cited

11,747

Decisions citing it

Approx. 17.9% of published Board decisions that cite this section granted at least one issue. This reflects the mix of claims where the section comes up, not the legal merit of any single claim. See the decisions.

Diagnostic codes most associated with it

DC 7914 , Neoplasm, malignant, any specified part of the endocrine system299 decisions DC 7703 , Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia)281 decisions DC 7818 , Malignant skin neoplasms (other than malignant melanoma)1,120 decisions DC 7901 , Thyroid enlargement, toxic140 decisions DC 7343 , Malignant neoplasms of the digestive system, exclusive of skin growths504 decisions DC 8002 , Brain, new growths of, malignant167 decisions DC 7715 , Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma285 decisions DC 7833 , Malignant melanoma131 decisions

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