Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.72
§ 4.72 [Reserved]
How the Board has used this section
43.2%
Any-grant when cited
2,426
Decisions citing it
Approx. 43.2% 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 5262 , Tibia and fibula, impairment of151 decisionsDC 5252 , Thigh, limitation of flexion of198 decisionsDC 7805 , Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804296 decisionsDC 5003 , Degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic243 decisionsDC 5242 , Degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (also, see either DC 5003 or 5010)115 decisionsDC 5237 , Lumbosacral or cervical strain227 decisionsDC 5243 , Intervertebral disc syndrome149 decisionsDC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of121 decisions
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