Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.97
Schedule of ratings: respiratory system
How the Board has used this section
49.2%
Any-grant when cited
26,304
Decisions citing it
Approx. 49.2% 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 6522 , Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis3,792 decisionsDC 6502 , Septum, nasal, deviation of1,188 decisionsDC 6510 , Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic4,844 decisionsDC 6845 , Chronic pleural effusion or fibrosis180 decisionsDC 6843 , Traumatic chest wall defect, pneumothorax, hernia, etc137 decisionsDC 6516 , Laryngitis, chronic307 decisionsDC 6601 , Bronchiectasis194 decisionsDC 6846 , Sarcoidosis669 decisions
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