Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.71a
Schedule of ratings: musculoskeletal system
How the Board has used this section
51.6%
Any-grant when cited
172,304
Decisions citing it
Approx. 51.6% 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 5256 , Knee, ankylosis of385 decisionsDC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of3,454 decisionsDC 5261 , Leg, limitation of extension of2,224 decisionsDC 5274 , Astragalectomy205 decisionsDC 5251 , Thigh, limitation of extension of123 decisionsDC 5283 , Tarsal, or metatarsal bones, malunion of, or nonunion of114 decisionsDC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of32,110 decisionsDC 5279 , Metatarsalgia, anterior (Morton's disease), unilateral, or bilateral384 decisions
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