Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.86
Exceptional patterns of hearing impairment
How the Board has used this section
31.8%
Any-grant when cited
34,455
Decisions citing it
Approx. 31.8% 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 6201 , Chronic nonsuppurative otitis media with effusion (serous otitis media)262 decisionsDC 6100 , Hearing loss32,997 decisionsDC 6205 , Meniere's syndrome (endolymphatic hydrops)112 decisionsDC 6204 , Peripheral vestibular disorders527 decisionsDC 6260 , Tinnitus, recurrent4,375 decisionsDC 6522 , Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis317 decisionsDC 7800 , Burn scar(s) of the head, face, or neck; scar(s) of the head, face, or neck due to other causes; or other disfigurement of the head, face, or neck184 decisionsDC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of158 decisions
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