Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.30

Convalescent ratings

How the Board has used this section

44.6%

Any-grant when cited

17,848

Decisions citing it

Approx. 44.6% 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 5051 , Shoulder replacement (prosthesis)156 decisions DC 5055 , Knee, resurfacing or replacement (prosthesis)1,300 decisions DC 5241 , Spinal fusion236 decisions DC 5054 , Hip, resurfacing or replacement (prosthesis)196 decisions DC 5259 , Cartilage, semilunar, removal of, symptomatic483 decisions DC 5261 , Leg, limitation of extension of194 decisions DC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of249 decisions DC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of2,462 decisions

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