Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.55
Principles of combined ratings for muscle injuries
How the Board has used this section
47.8%
Any-grant when cited
5,370
Decisions citing it
Approx. 47.8% 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 5021 , Myositis209 decisionsDC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of160 decisionsDC 7804 , Scar(s), unstable or painful211 decisionsDC 5262 , Tibia and fibula, impairment of364 decisionsDC 7805 , Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804828 decisionsDC 5252 , Thigh, limitation of flexion of499 decisionsDC 7800 , Burn scar(s) of the head, face, or neck; scar(s) of the head, face, or neck due to other causes; or other disfigurement of the head, face, or neck101 decisionsDC 5010 , Post-traumatic arthritis135 decisions
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