Body system: Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders, and Nutritional DeficienciesRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.88bDBQ: DBQ INFECT Infectious Disease (Other than HIV-related illness, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Tuberculosis)
DC 6305 covers lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic infection of the lymph system that can lead to elephantiasis. The VA rates the active disease at 100%, and after treatment rates the residuals under the appropriate body system: epididymitis, lymphangitis, lymphatic obstruction and lymphedema are the residuals the regulation names (38 CFR 4.88b).
Rating levels
- Note — Once the active lymphatic filariasis has resolved, any lasting damage is rated under the body system it affects. The regulation names epididymitis, lymphangitis, lymphatic obstruction and lymphedema of the limbs, genitals or breasts as examples; other residuals are rated under their own codes and the ratings are combined under 38 CFR 4.25.
- 100% — You qualify for 100% while the lymphatic filariasis is active. Once the active phase resolves, this code rates 0% and any lasting damage is rated under the body system it affects.
- 0% — After the active lymphatic filariasis has resolved, this code itself rates 0%. Any lasting damage is rated under the body system it affects; the regulation names epididymitis, lymphangitis, lymphatic obstruction and lymphedema of the limbs, genitals or breasts as examples.