Syphilis, cerebrospinal (DC 8013)

Body system: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive DisordersRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.124a

Cerebrospinal syphilis is a serious infection that affects the brain and spinal cord when syphilis goes untreated and spreads to the nervous system. The VA doesn't provide specific rating percentages for this diagnostic code because they evaluate it under other neurological condition codes based on your actual symptoms. Your rating will depend on how the infection has affected your brain function, coordination, mental abilities, and other neurological symptoms you're experiencing.

Rating levels

  • -1% — Cerebrospinal syphilis is a late-stage form of syphilis in which the infection reaches the brain and spinal cord. The VA rates the neurological problems it causes — cognitive impairment, weakness, sensory loss, cranial-nerve damage — under 38 CFR § 4.124a, not the infection itself.

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