Part 4 — Schedule for Rating Disabilities
Current through Aug 27, 2026
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155, unless otherwise noted.
Source: 29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 4.1 Essentials of evaluative rating.
- § 4.2 Interpretation of examination reports.
- § 4.3 Resolution of reasonable doubt.
- § 4.6 Evaluation of evidence.
- § 4.7 Higher of two evaluations.
- § 4.9 Congenital or developmental defects.
- § 4.10 Functional impairment.
- § 4.13 Effect of change of diagnosis.
- § 4.14 Avoidance of pyramiding.
- § 4.15 Total disability ratings.
- § 4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual.
- § 4.17 Total disability ratings for pension based on unemployability and age of the individual.
- § 4.17a Misconduct etiology.
- § 4.18 Unemployability.
- § 4.19 Age in service-connected claims.
- § 4.20 Analogous ratings.
- § 4.21 Application of rating schedule.
- § 4.22 Rating of disabilities aggravated by active service.
- § 4.23 Attitude of rating officers.
- § 4.24 Correspondence.
- § 4.25 Combined ratings table.
- § 4.26 Bilateral factor.
- § 4.27 Use of diagnostic code numbers.
- § 4.28 Prestabilization rating from date of discharge from service.
- § 4.29 Ratings for service-connected disabilities requiring hospital treatment or observation.
- § 4.30 Convalescent ratings.
- § 4.31 Zero percent evaluations.
- § 4.40 Functional loss.
- § 4.41 History of injury.
- § 4.42 Complete medical examination of injury cases.
- § 4.43 Osteomyelitis.
- § 4.44 The bones.
- § 4.45 The joints.
- § 4.46 Accurate measurement.
- §§ 4.47-4.54 [Reserved]
- § 4.55 Principles of combined ratings for muscle injuries.
- § 4.56 Evaluation of muscle disabilities.
- § 4.57 Static foot deformities.
- § 4.58 Arthritis due to strain.
- § 4.59 Painful motion.
- § 4.60 [Reserved]
- § 4.61 Examination.
- § 4.62 Circulatory disturbances.
- § 4.63 Loss of use of hand or foot.
- § 4.64 Loss of use of both buttocks.
- § 4.65 [Reserved]
- § 4.66 Sacroiliac joint.
- § 4.67 Pelvic bones.
- § 4.68 Amputation rule.
- § 4.69 Dominant hand.
- § 4.70 Inadequate examinations.
- § 4.71 Measurement of ankylosis and joint motion.
- § 4.71a Schedule of ratings—musculoskeletal system.
- § 4.72 [Reserved]
- § 4.73 Schedule of ratings—muscle injuries.
- § 4.75 General considerations for evaluating visual impairment.
- § 4.76 Visual acuity.
- § 4.76a Computation of average concentric contraction of visual fields.
- § 4.77 Visual fields.
- § 4.78 Muscle function.
- § 4.79 Schedule of ratings—eye.
- §§ 4.80-4.84 [Reserved]
- § 4.85 Evaluation of hearing impairment.
- § 4.86 Exceptional patterns of hearing impairment.
- § 4.87 Schedule of ratings—ear.
- § 4.87a Schedule of ratings—other sense organs.
- § 4.88 [Reserved]
- § 4.88a Chronic fatigue syndrome.
- § 4.88b Schedule of ratings—infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies.
- § 4.88c Ratings for inactive nonpulmonary tuberculosis initially entitled after August 19, 1968.
- § 4.89 Ratings for inactive nonpulmonary tuberculosis in effect on August 19, 1968.
- § 4.96 Special provisions regarding evaluation of respiratory conditions.
- § 4.97 Schedule of ratings—respiratory system.
- § 4.100 Application of the general rating formula for diseases of the heart.
- §§ 4.101-4.103 [Reserved]
- § 4.104 Schedule of ratings—cardiovascular system.
- §§ 4.110-4.111 [Reserved]
- § 4.112 Weight loss and nutrition.
- § 4.113 Coexisting abdominal conditions.
- § 4.114 Schedule of ratings—digestive system.
- § 4.115 Nephritis.
- § 4.115a Ratings of the genitourinary system—dysfunctions.
- § 4.115b Ratings of the genitourinary system—diagnoses.
- § 4.116 Schedule of ratings—gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast.
- § 4.117 Schedule of ratings—hemic and lymphatic systems.
- § 4.118 Schedule of ratings—skin.
- § 4.119 Schedule of ratings—endocrine system.
- § 4.120 Evaluations by comparison.
- § 4.121 Identification of epilepsy.
- § 4.122 Psychomotor epilepsy.
- § 4.123 Neuritis, cranial or peripheral.
- § 4.124 Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral.
- § 4.124a Schedule of ratings—neurological conditions and convulsive disorders.
- § 4.125 Diagnosis of mental disorders.
- § 4.126 Evaluation of disability from mental disorders.
- § 4.127 Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) and personality disorders.
- § 4.128 Convalescence ratings following extended hospitalization.
- § 4.129 Mental disorders due to traumatic stress.
- § 4.130 Schedule of ratings—Mental disorders.
- § 4.149 [Reserved]
- § 4.150 Schedule of ratings—dental and oral conditions.
- Appendix A to Part 4—Table of Amendments and Effective Dates Since 1946
- Appendix B to Part 4—Numerical Index of Disabilities
- Appendix C to Part 4—Alphabetical Index of Disabilities