Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.17a

Misconduct etiology

How the Board has used this section

48.6%

Any-grant when cited

999

Decisions citing it

Approx. 48.6% 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 5257 , Knee, other impairment of218 decisions DC 5242 , Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (also, see either DC 5003 or 5010)124 decisions DC 5003 , Degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic150 decisions DC 5237 , Lumbosacral or cervical strain136 decisions

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