Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.68

Amputation rule

How the Board has used this section

66.1%

Any-grant when cited

4,784

Decisions citing it

Approx. 66.1% 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 5055 , Knee, resurfacing or replacement (prosthesis)705 decisions DC 5261 , Leg, limitation of extension of201 decisions DC 5151 , Ring and little128 decisions DC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of1,221 decisions DC 7804 , Scar(s), unstable or painful125 decisions DC 5010 , Post-traumatic arthritis192 decisions DC 5259 , Cartilage, semilunar, removal of, symptomatic124 decisions DC 7805 , Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804578 decisions

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