Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.78

Muscle function

How the Board has used this section

52.4%

Any-grant when cited

1,608

Decisions citing it

Approx. 52.4% 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 6025 , Disorders of the lacrimal apparatus (epiphora, dacryocystitis, etc.)123 decisions DC 6040 , Diabetic retinopathy166 decisions DC 6027 , Cataract188 decisions DC 6013 , Open-angle glaucoma141 decisions DC 6099124 decisions DC 7805 , Scars, other; and other effects of scars evaluated under diagnostic codes 7800, 7801, 7802, or 7804161 decisions DC 7522 , Erectile dysfunction, with or without penile deformity101 decisions DC 8100 , Migraine132 decisions

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