Migraine
The current schedule provides four levels for migraine based on attack frequency, prostrating character, duration, and economic impact.
Neurological
50%30%10%0%
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83 verified diagnostic-code records · eCFR Title 38 issue Jul 13, 2026 · reviewed Jul 24, 2026
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83 condition records
Tinnitus, recurrent
The schedule assigns a single evaluation for recurrent tinnitus whether perceived in one ear, both ears, or in the head.
Auditory
10%
View criteriaLeg, limitation of flexion
This diagnostic code evaluates limitation of leg flexion using measured degrees.
MusculoskeletalLaterality
30%20%10%0%
View criteriaPosttraumatic stress disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaSleep apnea syndromes
VA lists four levels for obstructive, central, and mixed sleep apnea syndromes based on respiratory failure, prescribed breathing assistance, and documented symptoms.
Respiratory
100%50%30%0%
View criteriaLumbosacral or cervical strain
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaHearing impairment
VA assigns Roman numerals I through XI from authorized audiometric testing, then combines the better and poorer ear designations in Table VII. These are the possible Table VII percentage outputs, not an automatic result.
AuditoryLateralityShared formula
100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%
View criteriaUnstable or painful scars
VA evaluates DC 7804 by the total number of unstable or painful scars and adds 10 percent when one or more of those scars are both unstable and painful.
Skin
40%30%20%10%
View criteriaSchizophrenia
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaDelusional disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaOther specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaSchizoaffective disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaDelirium
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaMajor or mild neurocognitive disorder due to HIV or other infections
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaMajor or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaMajor or mild vascular neurocognitive disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaUnspecified neurocognitive disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaMajor or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaMajor or mild neurocognitive disorder due to another medical condition or substance/medication-induced major or mild neurocognitive disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaGeneralized anxiety disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaSpecific phobia; social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaObsessive compulsive disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaOther specified anxiety disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaPanic disorder and/or agoraphobia
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaUnspecified anxiety disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaDissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaDepersonalization/Derealization disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaSomatic symptom disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaOther specified somatic symptom and related disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaUnspecified somatic symptom and related disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaConversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaIllness anxiety disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaCyclothymic disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaBipolar disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaPersistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaMajor depressive disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaUnspecified depressive disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaChronic adjustment disorder
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, based on occupational and social impairment rather than a symptom checklist alone.
Mental healthShared formula
100%70%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaAnorexia nervosa
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the Rating Formula for Eating Disorders, using expected-minimum-weight and incapacitating-episode criteria.
Mental healthShared formula
100%60%30%10%0%
View criteriaBulimia nervosa
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the Rating Formula for Eating Disorders, using expected-minimum-weight and incapacitating-episode criteria.
Mental healthShared formula
100%60%30%10%0%
View criteriaVertebral fracture or dislocation
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaSacroiliac injury and weakness
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaSpinal stenosis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaSpondylolisthesis or segmental instability
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaAnkylosing spondylitis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaSpinal fusion
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaDegenerative arthritis or degenerative disc disease of the spine
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine, with or without pain, stiffness, or aching.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaIntervertebral disc syndrome
DC 5243 applies only to disc herniation with compression or irritation of an adjacent nerve root. VA uses the higher combined result from the general spine formula or the incapacitating-episode formula.
MusculoskeletalShared formula
100%60%50%40%30%20%10%
View criteriaFibromyalgia
VA evaluates fibromyalgia using the frequency, persistence, treatment response, and medication control of widespread symptoms.
Musculoskeletal
40%20%10%
View criteriaArm limitation of motion
VA evaluates flexion and/or abduction limits at 25, 45, and 90 degrees, with different major- and minor-arm percentages at the more severe levels.
MusculoskeletalLaterality
40%30%20%
View criteriaKnee recurrent subluxation or instability
VA uses separate recurrent ligament-instability and patellar-instability paths, including prescribed bracing and assistive-device requirements.
MusculoskeletalLaterality
30%20%10%
View criteriaPlantar fasciitis
VA evaluates plantar fasciitis by laterality, relief after treatment, and actual loss of use of the foot.
MusculoskeletalLaterality
40%30%20%10%
View criteriaAnkle limited motion
VA defines marked and moderate ankle limitation with specific dorsiflexion and plantar-flexion thresholds.
MusculoskeletalLaterality
20%10%
View criteriaPeripheral vestibular disorders
VA evaluates peripheral vestibular disorders by qualifying dizziness and staggering, with objective findings required for a compensable evaluation.
Auditory
30%10%
View criteriaMeniere's syndrome
VA evaluates the frequency of attacks involving hearing impairment, vertigo, and cerebellar gait, with or without tinnitus.
Auditory
100%60%30%
View criteriaChronic otitis externa
VA lists one compensable level for the specified chronic external-ear findings requiring frequent and prolonged treatment.
Auditory
10%
View criteriaChronic pansinusitis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis, using surgery history and annual incapacitating or non-incapacitating episode counts.
RespiratoryShared formula
50%30%10%0%
View criteriaChronic ethmoid sinusitis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis, using surgery history and annual incapacitating or non-incapacitating episode counts.
RespiratoryShared formula
50%30%10%0%
View criteriaChronic frontal sinusitis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis, using surgery history and annual incapacitating or non-incapacitating episode counts.
RespiratoryShared formula
50%30%10%0%
View criteriaChronic maxillary sinusitis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis, using surgery history and annual incapacitating or non-incapacitating episode counts.
RespiratoryShared formula
50%30%10%0%
View criteriaChronic sphenoid sinusitis
VA evaluates this diagnosis under the General Rating Formula for Sinusitis, using surgery history and annual incapacitating or non-incapacitating episode counts.
RespiratoryShared formula
50%30%10%0%
View criteriaAllergic or vasomotor rhinitis
VA evaluates allergic or vasomotor rhinitis by nasal polyps or the specified degree and laterality of nasal obstruction.
Respiratory
30%10%
View criteriaBronchial asthma
VA evaluates bronchial asthma through pulmonary-function thresholds, attack and respiratory-failure history, treatment visits, and medication requirements.
Respiratory
100%60%30%10%
View criteriaScars with underlying soft tissue damage
For scars not of the head, face, or neck that are associated with underlying soft tissue damage, VA uses total qualifying area thresholds.
Skin
40%30%20%10%
View criteriaScars without underlying soft tissue damage
For scars not of the head, face, or neck that are not associated with underlying soft tissue damage, VA lists a 10-percent area threshold.
Skin
10%
View criteriaDermatitis or eczema
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaDiscoid lupus erythematosus
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaDermatophytosis
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaBullous disorders
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaPsoriasis
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaInfections of the skin not listed elsewhere
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaCutaneous manifestations of collagen-vascular diseases not listed elsewhere
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaPapulosquamous disorders not listed elsewhere
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaDiseases of keratinization
VA directs this diagnosis to the General Rating Formula for the Skin, using affected area and systemic-therapy duration paths.
SkinShared formula
60%30%10%0%
View criteriaArteriosclerotic heart disease
VA evaluates coronary artery disease under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart, using MET workloads, heart-failure symptoms, imaging, and medication.
CardiovascularShared formula
100%60%30%10%
View criteriaHypertensive vascular disease
VA evaluates hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension using predominant blood-pressure readings and a medication/history path.
Cardiovascular
60%40%20%10%
View criteriaGastroesophageal reflux disease
The current VA schedule evaluates GERD through documented esophageal-stricture, dysphagia, treatment, and complication criteria.
Digestive
80%50%30%10%0%
View criteriaIrritable bowel syndrome
The current VA schedule evaluates IBS using abdominal pain related to defecation plus at least two specified stool or abdominal features.
Digestive
30%20%10%
View criteriaExternal or internal hemorrhoids
The current VA schedule evaluates hemorrhoids through persistent bleeding/anemia, prolapse, and annual thrombosis episodes.
Digestive
20%10%
View criteriaDiabetes mellitus
VA evaluates diabetes through the required treatment regimen, regulation of activities, acute episodes, provider visits, and complications.
Endocrine
100%60%40%20%10%
View criteriaChronic fatigue syndrome
VA evaluates CFS through the effect on routine daily activities or annual duration of physician-prescribed incapacitation.
Infectious and immune
100%60%40%20%10%
View criteriaResiduals of traumatic brain injury
VA evaluates ten cognitive and subjective-symptom facets from 0 through 3 or total, then maps the highest facet to an overall percentage. Distinct diagnosed residuals may require separate codes.
NeurologicalShared formula
100%70%40%10%0%
View criteriaErectile dysfunction
The current schedule lists a noncompensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction with or without penile deformity and directs review for special monthly compensation.
Genitourinary
0%
View criteria