Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.96

Special provisions regarding evaluation of respiratory conditions

How the Board has used this section

47.8%

Any-grant when cited

6,886

Decisions citing it

Approx. 47.8% 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 6825 , Diffuse interstitial fibrosis (interstitial pneumonitis, fibrosing alveolitis)164 decisions DC 6833 , Asbestosis502 decisions DC 6602 , Asthma, bronchial1,655 decisions DC 6600 , Bronchitis, chronic399 decisions DC 6846 , Sarcoidosis245 decisions DC 6701 , Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active235 decisions DC 6603 , Emphysema, pulmonary800 decisions DC 6604 , Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease394 decisions

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