Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.26
Bilateral factor
How the Board has used this section
61.9%
Any-grant when cited
5,298
Decisions citing it
Approx. 61.9% 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 7120 , Varicose veins242 decisionsDC 7122 , Cold injury residuals239 decisionsDC 5235 , Vertebral fracture or dislocation138 decisionsDC 5262 , Tibia and fibula, impairment of133 decisionsDC 8520 , Paralysis of sciatic nerve474 decisionsDC 7114 , Peripheral arterial disease106 decisionsDC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of368 decisionsDC 5242 , Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (also, see either DC 5003 or 5010)268 decisions
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