Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.87

Schedule of ratings: ear

How the Board has used this section

32.5%

Any-grant when cited

24,450

Decisions citing it

Approx. 32.5% 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 6211 , Tympanic membrane, perforation of186 decisions DC 6201 , Chronic nonsuppurative otitis media with effusion (serous otitis media)532 decisions DC 6200 , Chronic suppurative otitis media, mastoiditis, or cholesteatoma (or any combination)180 decisions DC 6210 , Chronic otitis externa257 decisions DC 6205 , Meniere's syndrome (endolymphatic hydrops)254 decisions DC 6204 , Peripheral vestibular disorders1,168 decisions DC 6260 , Tinnitus, recurrent14,385 decisions DC 6100 , Hearing loss11,843 decisions

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