Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.40

Functional loss

How the Board has used this section

48.8%

Any-grant when cited

164,161

Decisions citing it

Approx. 48.8% 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 5256 , Knee, ankylosis of356 decisions DC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of3,219 decisions DC 5261 , Leg, limitation of extension of2,043 decisions DC 5251 , Thigh, limitation of extension of116 decisions DC 5274 , Astragalectomy187 decisions DC 5283 , Tarsal, or metatarsal bones, malunion of, or nonunion of104 decisions DC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of29,958 decisions DC 5212 , Radius, impairment of638 decisions

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