Body system: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive DisordersRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.124a
Neuritis is inflammation of your nerves that causes pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the affected area. The VA rates neuritis under diagnostic code 8307 at 10%, 20%, or 30% based on how severe your nerve damage is - but here's the key thing: they actually rate it using the same criteria as paralysis conditions. This means they're looking at how much function you've lost in the affected body part, not just whether you have nerve pain.
Rating levels
- 20% — Under 38 CFR §4.124a, neuritis of the seventh (facial) cranial nerve is rated by reference to the paralysis tiers for the same nerve. Without organic changes (muscle atrophy, loss of reflexes, sensory disturbances), the maximum rating is moderate incomplete paralysis. With demonstrable organic changes, severe incomplete paralysis applies; complete paralysis is rated under the 85-series paralysis code for this nerve.
- 10% — Under 38 CFR §4.124a, neuritis of the seventh (facial) cranial nerve is rated by reference to the paralysis tiers for the same nerve. Without organic changes (muscle atrophy, loss of reflexes, sensory disturbances), the maximum rating is moderate incomplete paralysis. With demonstrable organic changes, severe incomplete paralysis applies; complete paralysis is rated under the 85-series paralysis code for this nerve.
- 0% — Under 38 CFR §4.124a, neuritis of the seventh (facial) cranial nerve is rated by reference to the paralysis tiers for the same nerve. Without organic changes (muscle atrophy, loss of reflexes, sensory disturbances), the maximum rating is moderate incomplete paralysis. With demonstrable organic changes, severe incomplete paralysis applies; complete paralysis is rated under the 85-series paralysis code for this nerve.