Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.73
Schedule of ratings: muscle injuries
How the Board has used this section
51.5%
Any-grant when cited
15,069
Decisions citing it
Approx. 51.5% 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 damage118 decisionsDC 5297 , Ribs, removal of293 decisionsDC 5331 , Compartment syndrome121 decisionsDC 5021 , Myositis402 decisionsDC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of375 decisionsDC 7804 , Scar(s), unstable or painful520 decisionsDC 5262 , Tibia and fibula, impairment of918 decisionsDC 7805 , Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 78042,075 decisions
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