Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.20

Analogous ratings

How the Board has used this section

53.4%

Any-grant when cited

43,010

Decisions citing it

Approx. 53.4% 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 5297 , Ribs, removal of292 decisions DC 7543 , Varicocele/Hydrocele327 decisions DC 6025 , Disorders of the lacrimal apparatus (epiphora, dacryocystitis, etc.)241 decisions DC 7825 , Chronic urticaria106 decisions DC 5228 , Thumb, limitation of motion196 decisions DC 5138 , Index, long and ring122 decisions DC 7525 , Prostatitis, urethritis, epididymitis, orchitis (unilateral or bilateral), chronic only349 decisions DC 7203 , Esophagus, stricture of105 decisions

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