Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.56
Evaluation of muscle disabilities
How the Board has used this section
46.3%
Any-grant when cited
9,354
Decisions citing it
Approx. 46.3% 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 7801 , Burn scar(s) or scar(s) due to other causes, not of the head, face, or neck, that are associated with underlying soft tissue damage116 decisionsDC 5297 , Ribs, removal of218 decisionsDC 5021 , Myositis364 decisionsDC 7804 , Scar(s), unstable or painful412 decisionsDC 5262 , Tibia and fibula, impairment of736 decisionsDC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of208 decisionsDC 7805 , Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 78041,627 decisionsDC 5252 , Thigh, limitation of flexion of913 decisions
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