VA rating guide

VA Rating Guides

Pick your condition. See the percentage tiers, the evidence each needs, and how to describe it.

Ankle

DC 5271 (limited motion of the ankle)

Asthma

DC 6602

Cervical spine

5237 / 5242 (General Rating Formula for the Spine)

Diabetes mellitus

DC 7913

Flat feet (pes planus)

DC 5276

GERD

7206 / 7346

Hearing loss

6100

Hypertension

7101

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

DC 7319

Ischemic heart disease / CAD

DC 7005

Knee

DC 5257/5260/5261 (instability / limitation of motion)

Lumbar (thoracolumbar) spine

5237 / 5242 (General Rating Formula for the Spine)

Migraines / headaches

8100

Obstructive sleep apnea

6847

PTSD / Mental disorder

9411 (General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders)

Plantar fasciitis

DC 5269

Radiculopathy (peripheral nerve)

8520 sciatic / 8510-8516 upper

Rhinitis / Sinusitis

6522 rhinitis / 6510-6514 sinusitis

Scars

7800-7805

Shoulder

DC 5201 (limitation of arm motion)

Tinnitus

6260

Chronic Kidney Disease

DC 7541

Gastritis

DC 7307

Restless Legs Syndrome

DC 8103

Wrist

DC 5215

Elbow

DC 5206

Deviated Septum

DC 6502

Hiatal Hernia

DC 7346

Psoriasis

DC 7816

Gout

DC 5017

Enlarged Prostate (BPH)

DC 7527

Ulcerative Colitis

DC 7323

TMJ Dysfunction

DC 9905

Chronic Bronchitis

DC 6600

Kidney Stones

DC 7508

Hypothyroidism

DC 7903

Bunion (Hallux Valgus)

DC 5280

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

DC 8515

Chronic Sinusitis

DC 6513

Degenerative Arthritis

DC 5003

Vertigo

DC 6204

Eczema / Dermatitis

DC 7806

COPD

DC 6604

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

DC 6354

Insomnia

DC 9400

Anxiety

DC 9400

Depression

DC 9434

Erectile Dysfunction

DC 7522 (+ SMC-K)

Fibromyalgia

DC 5025

Hemorrhoids

DC 7336

Hip

DC 5252

Sciatica

DC 8520

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

DC 8045

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