[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR4.150]

[Page 449-464]
 
            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
PART 4_SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Disability Ratings
 
Sec. 4.150  Schedule of ratings--dental and oral conditions.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Rating
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9900 Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis or
 osteoradionecrosis of:
    Rate as osteomyelitis, chronic under diagnostic code 5000...
9901 Mandible, loss of, complete, between angles................     100
9902 Mandible, loss of approximately one-half:
    Involving temporomandibular articulation....................      50
    Not involving temporomandibular articulation................      30
9903 Mandible, nonunion of:
    Severe......................................................      30
    Moderate....................................................      10
    Note--Dependent upon degree of motion and relative loss of
     masticatory function.......................................
9904 Mandible, malunion of:
    Severe displacement.........................................      20
    Moderate displacement.......................................      10
    Slight displacement.........................................       0
    Note--Dependent upon degree of motion and relative loss of
     masticatory function.......................................
9905 Temporomandibular articulation, limited motion of:
    Inter-incisal range:
        0 to 10 mm..............................................      40
        11 to 20 mm.............................................      30
        21 to 30 mm.............................................      20
        31 to 40 mm.............................................      10
    Range of lateral excursion:
        0 to 4 mm...............................................      10
    Note--Ratings for limited inter-incisal movement shall not
     be combined with ratings for limited lateral excursion.....
9906 Ramus, loss of whole or part of:
    Involving loss of temporoman dibular articulation
        Bilateral...............................................      50
        Unilateral..............................................      30
    Not involving loss of temporo mandibular articulation
        Bilateral...............................................      30
        Unilateral..............................................      20
9907 Ramus, loss of less than one-half the substance of, not
 involving loss of continuity:
    Bilateral...................................................      20
    Unilateral..................................................      10
9908 Condyloid process, loss of, one or both sides..............      30
9909 Coronoid process, loss of:
    Bilateral...................................................      20
    Unilateral..................................................      10
9911 Hard palate, loss of half or more:
    Not replaceable by prosthesis...............................      30
    Replaceable by prosthesis...................................      10
9912 Hard palate, loss of less than half of:
    Not replaceable by prosthesis...............................      20
    Replaceable by prosthesis...................................       0
9913 Teeth, loss of, due to loss of substance of body of maxilla
 or mandible without loss of continuity:
    Where the lost masticatory surface cannot be restored by
     suitable prosthesis:
        Loss of all teeth.......................................      40
        Loss of all upper teeth.................................      30
        Loss of all lower teeth.................................      30
        All upper and lower posterior teeth missing.............      20
        All upper and lower anterior teeth missing..............      20
        All upper anterior teeth missing........................      10
        All lower anterior teeth missing........................      10
        All upper and lower teeth on one side missing...........      10
    Where the loss of masticatory surface can be restored by           0
     suitable prosthesis........................................
    Note--These ratings apply only to bone loss through trauma
     or disease such as osteomyelitis, and not to the loss of
     the alveolar process as a result of periodontal disease,
     since such loss is not considered disabling................
9914 Maxilla, loss of more than half:
    Not replaceable by prosthesis...............................     100
    Replaceable by prosthesis...................................      50
9915 Maxilla, loss of half or less:
    Loss of 25 to 50 percent:
        Not replaceable by prosthesis...........................      40
        Replaceable by prosthesis...............................      30
    Loss of less than 25 percent:
        Not replaceable by prosthesis...........................      20
        Replaceable by prosthesis...............................       0
9916 Maxilla, malunion or nonunion of:
    Severe displacement.........................................      30
    Moderate displacement.......................................      10
    Slight displacement.........................................       0
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[59 FR 2530, Jan. 18, 1994]

Appendix A to Part 4--Table of Amendments and Effective Dates Since 1946

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               Sec.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.16                               Last sentence; March 1, 1963.
4.17                               October 7, 1948.
4.17a                              March 1, 1963.
4.29                               Introductory portion preceding
                                    paragraph (a); March 1, 1963.
                                   Paragraph (a) ``first day of
                                    continuous hospitalization''; April
                                    8, 1959.
                                   Paragraph (a) ``terminated last day
                                    of month''; December 1, 1962.
                                   Paragraph (a) penultimate sentence;
                                    November 13, 1970.
                                   Paragraph (b); April 8, 1959.
                                   Paragraph (c); August 16, 1948.
                                   Paragraph (d); August 16, 1948.
                                   Paragraph (e); March 1, 1963.
                                   Paragraph (f); August 9, 1976.
                                    Note: Application of this section to
                                    psychoneurotic and psychophysiologic
                                    disorders effective October 1, 1961.
4.30                               Introductory portion of paragraph (a)
                                    preceding subparagraph (1); July 6,
                                    1950.
                                   Paragraph (a)(1); June 9, 1952.
                                   Paragraph (a)(2); June 9, 1952.
                                   Paragraph (a)(3); June 9, 1952.
                                    Effective as to outpatient treatment
                                    March 10, 1976.
                                   Paragraph (b)(1); March 1, 1963.
                                   Paragraph (b)(2); August 9, 1976.
4.55                               Paragraph (b) first sentence; March
                                    1, 1963.
4.63                               June 17, 1948.
4.64                               October 1, 1956.
4.71a                              Diagnostic Code 5000--60 percent;
                                    February 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5000 Note (2):
                                   First three sentences; July 10, 1956.
                                   Last sentence; July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5002--100 percent, 60
                                    percent, 40 percent, 20 percent;
                                    March 1, 1963.

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                                   Diagnostic Code 5003; July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5012--Note; March 10,
                                    1976.
                                   In sentence following DC 5024:
                                    ``except gout which will be rated
                                    under 5002''; March 1, 1963.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5051;
                                   Diagnostic Code 5052;
                                   Diagnostic Code 5053;
                                   Diagnostic Code 5054; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5055; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5056;
                                   Diagnostic Code 5164--60 percent;
                                    June 9, 1952.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5172; July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5173; June 9, 1952.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5255 ``or hip''; July
                                    6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5257--Evaluation;
                                    July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5297--(Removal of one
                                    rib) ``or resection of 2 or more'';
                                    August 23, 1948.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5297--Note (2):
                                    Reference to lobectomy;
                                    pneumonectomy and graduated ratings;
                                    February 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5298; August 23,
                                    1948.
4.73                               Diagnostic Code 5324; February 1,
                                    1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5327; March 10, 1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 5328; March 10, 1976.
4.78                               Last sentence; December 1, 1963.
4.84a                              Diagnostic Code 6029--Note; August
                                    23, 1948.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6035; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6076--60%: Vision 1
                                    eye 15/200 and other eye 20/100;
                                    August 23, 1948.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6080--Note--``as to
                                    38 U.S.C. 1114(L)''; July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6081--Words
                                    ``unilateral'', ``minimal'' and all
                                    of Note; March 10, 1976.
4.84b                              Removed-December 18, 1987 (text
                                    redesignated Sec. 4.871, December
                                    18, 1987)
4.85                               March 23, 1956. December 18, 1987.
4.86                               March 23, 1956. December 18, 1987.
4.86a                              March 23, 1956. December 18, 1987.
4.87                               Tables VI and VII replaced by new
                                    Tables VI VIa and VII December 18,
                                    1987.
4.87a                              Diagnostic Codes 6277 through 6297;
                                    March 23, 1956; removed December 18,
                                    1987. (Text from Sec. 4.84b
                                    redesignated Sec. 4.87a, December
                                    18, 1987).
4.88a                              Diagnostic Code 6304--Notes (1) and
                                    (2); August 23, 1948.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6309; March 1, 1963.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6350; 80% Evaluation
                                    and Criterion for 60% and 30%
                                    Evaluations; March 10, 1976. Other
                                    Evaluations and Note; March 1, 1963.
4.89                               Ratings for nonpulmonary TB; December
                                    1, 1949.
4.97                               Diagnostic Code 6600--100%
                                    Evaluations and Criteria for 60%;
                                    September 9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6602--Criteria for
                                    all Evaluations and Note; September
                                    9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6603; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Second note following Diagnostic Code
                                    6724; December 1, 1949.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6802--Criteria for
                                    all Evaluations; September 9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6819--Note; March 10,
                                    1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 6821--Evaluations and
                                    Note; August 23, 1948.
4.104                              Diagnostic Code 7000--30 percent;
                                    July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7000--100 percent
                                    inactive ``with signs of congestive
                                    failure upon any exertion beyond
                                    rest in bed'' revoked;
                                   Diagnostic Code 7005--80 percent
                                    revoked;
                                   Diagnostic Code 7007--80 percent
                                    revoked;
                                   Diagnostic Code 7015--100 percent
                                    Evaluation. Criteria for All
                                    Evaluations and Notes (1) and (2);
                                    September 9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7016; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7017;
                                   Diagnostic Code 7100--20 percent;
                                    July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7101 ``or more'';
                                    September 1, 1960.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7101--Note (2);
                                    September 9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7110--Criteria for
                                    100 percent, Note and 60 percent and
                                    20 percent Evaluations; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7111--Note; September
                                    9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Codes 7114, 7115, 7116,
                                    and Note; June 9, 1952.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7117 and Note; June
                                    9, 1952.
                                   Note following Diagnostic Code 7120;
                                    July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7121--100 percent
                                    Criterion and Evaluation and 60
                                    percent Criterion; March 10, 1976.
                                    Criteria for 30 percent and 10
                                    percent and Note; July 6, 1950.
                                   Last sentence of Note following
                                    Diagnostic Code 7122; July 6, 1950.
4.114                              Diagnostic Codes 7304 and 7305--
                                    Evaluations; November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7308--Evaluations;
                                    April 8, 1959.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7312--70% Evaluation
                                    and 50% Evaluation and Criterion;
                                    March 10, 1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7313--20% Evaluation;
                                    March 10, 1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7319--Evaluations;
                                    November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7321--Evaluations and
                                    Note; July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7328--Evaluations and
                                    Note; November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7329--Evaluations and
                                    Note; November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7330--60% Evaluation;
                                    November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7332--60% Evaluation;
                                    November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7334--50% and 30%
                                    Evaluations; July 6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7334--10% Evaluation;
                                    November 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7339--Criterion for
                                    20% Evaluation; March 10, 1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7343--Note; March 10,
                                    1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7345--100%, 60% and
                                    30% Evaluations; August 23, 1948.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7345--10% Evaluation;
                                    February 17, 1955.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7345--10% Evaluation;
                                    February 17, 1955.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7346--Evaluations;
                                    February 1, 1962.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7347; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7348; March 10, 1976.
4.115a                             Diagnostic Code 7500--Note; July 6,
                                    1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7519--20%, 40% and
                                    60% Evaluations; March 10, 1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7524--Note; July 6,
                                    1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7528--Note; March 10,
                                    1976.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7530; September 9,
                                    1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7531; September 9,
                                    1975.
4.116a                             Diagnostic Code 7627--Note; March 10,
                                    1976.

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4.117                              Diagnostic Code 7703--Evaluations;
                                    August 23, 1948.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7709--Note; March 10,
                                    1976. Evaluations; June 9, 1952.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7714; September 9,
                                    1975.
4.118                              Diagnostic Code 7801--Note (2); July
                                    6, 1950.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7804--Note; July 6,
                                    1950.
4.119                              Diagnostic Code 7900--10% Evaluation;
                                    and Notes (2) and (3); August 13,
                                    1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7902--20% Evaluation;
                                    August 13, 1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7903--10% Evaluation;
                                    August 13, 1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7905--10% Evaluation;
                                    August 13, 1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7907--60% Evaluation;
                                    August 13, 1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7909--40% and 20%
                                    Evaluation; August 13, 1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7911--Evaluations and
                                    Note; March 1, 1963; 40% and 20%
                                    Evaluations; August 13, 1981.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7913--Note; September
                                    9, 1975.
                                   Diagnostic Code 7914--Note; March 10,
                                    1976.
4.122                              October 1, 1961.
4.124a                             Diagnostic Code 8002, Note;
                                   Diagnostic Code 8021, Note;
                                   Diagnostic Code 8045; October 1,
                                    1961.
                                   Diagnostic Code 8046; October 1,
                                    1961.
                                   Diagnostic Code 8100--Evaluations;
                                    June 9, 1953.
                                   Diagnostic Codes 8910 through 8914;
                                    October 1, 1961.
                                   Diagnostic Codes 8910 through 8914
                                    General Rating Formula--Criteria and
                                    Evaluations; September 9, 1975.
4.125-4.132                        All Diagnostic Codes under Mental
                                    Disorders; October 1, 1961, except
                                    as to evaluation for Diagnostic
                                    Codes 9500 through 9511; September
                                    9, 1975.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


[29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 34 FR 5064, Mar. 11, 1969; 40 
FR 42541, Sept. 15, 1975; 41 FR 11291, Mar. 18, 1976; 41 FR 34258, Aug. 
13, 1976; 43 FR 45362, Oct. 2, 1978; 46 FR 43666, Aug. 31, 1981; 52 FR 
44122, Nov. 18, 1987; 52 FR 46439, Dec. 7, 1987]

          Appendix B to Part 4--Numerical Index of Disabilities

                 [acute, subacute, or chronic diseases]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Diagnostic Code No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5000                               Osteomyelitis, acute, subacute, or
                                    chronic.
5001                               Bones and Joints, tuberculosis of.
5002                               Arthritis, rheumatoid (atrophic).
5003                               Arthritis, degenerative,
                                    hypertrophic, or osteoarthritis.
5004                               Arthritis, gonorrheal.
5005                               Arthritis, pneumococcic.
5006                               Arthritis, typhoid.
5007                               Arthritis, syphilitic.
5008                               Arthritis, streptococcic.
5009                               Arthritis, other types.
5010                               Arthritis, due to trauma.
5011                               Bones, caisson disease of.
5012                               Bones, new growths of, malignant.
5013                               Osteoporosis, with joint
                                    manifestations.
5014                               Osteomalacia.
5015                               Bones, new growths of, benign.
5016                               Osteitis deformans.
5017                               Gout.
5018                               Hydrarthrosis, intermittent.
5019                               Bursitis.
5020                               Synovitis.
5021                               Myositis.
5022                               Periostitis.
5023                               Myositis ossificans.
5024                               Tenosynovitis.
----------------------------------
                      combinations of disabilities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5100                               Anatomical loss of both hands and
                                    both feet.
5101                               Loss of use of both hands and both
                                    feet.
5102                               Anatomical loss of both hands and one
                                    foot.
5103                               Anatomical loss of both feet and one
                                    hand.
5104                               Loss of use of both hands and one
                                    foot.
5105                               Loss of use of both feet and one
                                    hand.
5106                               Anatomical loss of both hands.
5107                               Anatomical loss of both feet.
5108                               Anatomical loss of one hand and one
                                    foot.
5109                               Loss of use of both hands.
5110                               Loss of use of both feet.
5111                               Loss of use of one hand and one foot.
----------------------------------
                      amputations: upper extremity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Arm, amputation of:
5120                                Disarticulation.
5121                                Above insertion of deltoid.
5122                                Below insertion of deltoid.
                                   Forearm, amputation of:
5123                                Above insertion of pronator teres.
5124                                Below insertion of pronator teres.
5125                                Hand, loss of use of.
5126                                Five digits of one hand, amputation
                                    of:
                                   Four digits of one hand, amputation
                                    of:
5127                                Thumb, index, middle and ring.
5128                                Thumb, index, middle and little.
5129                                Thumb, index, ring and little.
5130                                Thumb, middle, ring and little.
5131                                Index, middle, ring and little.
                                   Three digits of one hand, amputation
                                    of:
5132                                Thumb, index and middle.
5133                                Thumb, index and ring.
5134                                Thumb, index and little.
5135                                Thumb, middle and ring.
5136                                Thumb, middle and little.
5137                                Thumb, ring and little.
5138                                Index, middle and ring.
5139                                Index, middle and little.
5140                                Index, ring and little.
5141                                Middle, ring and little.
                                   Two digits of one hand, amputation
                                    of:
5142                                Thumb and index.
5143                                Thumb and middle.
5144                                Thumb and ring.
5145                                Thumb and little.
5146                                Index and middle.
5147                                Index and ring.
5148                                Index and little.
5149                                Middle and ring.
5150                                Middle and little.
5151                                Ring and little.
5152                               Thumb, amputation of.
5153                               Index finger, amputation of.

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5154                               Middle finger, amputation of.
5155                               Ring finger, amputation of.
5156                               Little finger, amputation of.
----------------------------------
                      amputations: lower extremity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Thigh, amputation of:
5160                                Disarticulation.
5161                                Upper third.
5162                                Middle or lower thirds.
                                   Leg, amputation of:
5163                                With defective stump.
5164                                With loss of natural knee action.
5165                                At a lower level.
5166                               Forefoot, amputation proximal to
                                    metatarsal bones.
5167                               Foot, loss of use of.
5170                               Toes, all, amputation of, without
                                    metatarsal loss.
5171                               Toe, great, amputation of.
5172                               Toe, other, amputation of.
5173                               Toes, three or more, amputation of,
                                    not including great toe.
----------------------------------
                          the shoulder and arm
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5200                               Scapulohumeral articulation,
                                    ankylosis of.
5201                               Arm, limitation of motion of.
5202                               Humerus, other impairment of.
5203                               Clavicle or scapula, impairment of.
----------------------------------
                          the elbow and forearm
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5205                               Elbow, ankylosis of.
5206                               Forearm, limitation of flexion of.
5207                               Forearm, limitation of extension of
5208                               Forearm, flexion limited to 100[deg]
                                    and extension to 45[deg].
5209                               Elbow, other impairment of.
5210                               Radius and ulna, nonunion of, with
                                    flail false joint.
5211                               Ulna, impairment of.
5212                               Radius, impairment of.
5213                               Supination and pronation, impairment
                                    of.
----------------------------------
                           the wrist and hand
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5214                               Wrist, ankylosis.
5215                               Wrist, limitation of motion of.
5216                               Five digits of one hand, unfavorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5217                               Four digits of one hand, unfavorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5218                               Three digits of one hand, unfavorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5219                               Two digits of one hand, unfavorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5220                               Five digits of one hand, favorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5221                               Four digits of one hand, favorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5222                               Three digits of one hand, favorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5223                               Two digits of one hand, favorable
                                    ankylosis of.
5224                               Thumb, ankylosis of.
5225                               Index finger, ankylosis of.
5226                               Middle finger, ankylosis of.
5227                               Finger, any other, ankylosis of.
----------------------------------
                            the hip and thigh
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5250                               Hip, ankylosis of.
5251                               Thigh, limitation of extension of.
5252                               Thigh, limitation of flexion of.
5253                               Thigh, impairment of.
5254                               Hip, flail joint.
5255                               Femur, impairment of.
----------------------------------
                            the knee and leg
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5256                               Knee, ankylosis of.
5257                               Knee, other impairment of.
5258                               Cartilage, semilunar, dislocated.
5259                               Cartilage, semilunar, removal of.
5260                               Leg, limitation of flexion of.
5261                               Leg, limitation of extension of.
5262                               Tibia and fibula, impairment of.
5263                               Genu recurvatum.
----------------------------------
                                the ankle
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5270                               Ankle, ankylosis of.
5271                               Ankle, limited motion of.
5272                               Subastragalar or tarsal joint,
                                    ankylosis of.
5273                               Os calcis or astragalus, malunion of.
5274                               Astragalectomy.
----------------------------------
                    shortening of the lower extremity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5275                               Bones, of the lower extremity,
                                    shortening of.
----------------------------------
                                the foot
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5276                               Flatfoot, acquired.
5277                               Weak foot, bilateral.
5278                               Claw foot (pes cavus), acquired.
5279                               Metatarsalgia, anterior (Morton's
                                    disease).
5280                               Hallux valgus.
5281                               Hallux rigidus.
5282                               Hammer toe.
5283                               Tarsal, or metatarsal bones, malunion
                                    of, or nonunion of.
5284                               Foot injuries, other.
----------------------------------
                                the spine
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5285                               Vertebra, fracture of, residuals.
5286                               Spine, complete bony fixation
                                    (ankylosis) of.
5287                               Spine, ankylosis of, cervical.
5288                               Spine, ankylosis of, dorsal.
5289                               Spine, ankylosis of, lumbar.
5290                               Spine, limitation of motion of,
                                    cervical.
5291                               Spine, limitation of motion of,
                                    dorsal.
5292                               Spine, limitation of motion of,
                                    lumbar.
5293                               Intervertebral disc syndrome.
5294                               Sacroiliac injury and weakness.
5295                               Lumbosacral strain.
----------------------------------
                                the skull
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5296                               Skull, loss of part of, both inner
                                    and outer tables.
----------------------------------
                                the ribs
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5297                               Ribs, removal of.
----------------------------------
                               the coccyx
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5298                               Coccyx, removal of.
----------------------------------
                             muscle injuries
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5301                               Group I--Extrinsic muscles of
                                    shoulder girdle.
5302                               Group II--Extrinsic muscles of
                                    shoulder girdle.
5303                               Group III--Intrinsic muscles of
                                    shoulder girdle.
5304                               Group IV--Intrinsic muscles of
                                    shoulder girdle.
5305                               Group V--Flexor muscles of the elbow.
5306                               Group VI--Extensor muscles of the
                                    elbow.
5307                               Group VII--Muscles arising from
                                    internal condyle of humerus.

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5308                               Group VIII--Muscles arising mainly
                                    from external condyle of humerus.
5309                               Group IX--Intrinsic muscles of the
                                    hand.
5310                               Group X--Intrinsic muscles of the
                                    foot.
5311                               Group XI--Posterior and lateral
                                    muscles of the leg.
5312                               Group XII--Anterior muscles of the
                                    leg.
5313                               Group XIII--Posterior thigh group.
5314                               Group XIV--Anterior thigh group.
5315                               Group XV--Mesial thigh group.
5316                               Group XVI--Pelvic girdle group 1.
5317                               Group XVII--Pelvic girdle group 2.
5318                               Group XVIII--Pelvic girdle group 3.
5319                               Group XIX--Muscles of the abdominal
                                    wall.
5320                               Group XX--Spinal muscles.
5321                               Group XXI--Muscles of respiration.
5322                               Group XXII--Lateral, supra and
                                    infrahyoid group.
5323                               Group XXIII--Lateral and posterior
                                    muscles of the neck.
5324                               Diaphragm, rupture of.
5325                               Muscle injury, facial muscles.
5326                               Muscle hernia.
----------------------------------
                           diseases of the eye
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6000                               Uveitis.
6001                               Keratitis.
6002                               Scleritis.
6003                               Iritis.
6004                               Cyclitis.
6005                               Choroiditis.
6006                               Retinitis.
6007                               Hemorrhage, intra-ocular, recent.
6008                               Retina, detachment of.
6009                               Eye, injury of, unhealed.
6010                               Eye, tuberculosis of.
6011                               Retina, localized scars.
6012                               Glaucoma, congestive or inflammatory.
6013                               Glaucoma, simple, primary,
                                    noncongestive.
6014                               New growths, malignant, eyeball.
6015                               New growths, benign, eyeball and
                                    adnexa.
6016                               Nystagmus, central.
6017                               Conjunctivitis, trachomatous,
                                    chronic.
6018                               Conjunctivitis, other, chronic.
6019                               Ptosis, eyelids.
6020                               Ectropion.
6021                               Entropion.
6022                               Lagophthalmos.
6023                               Eyebrows, loss of.
6024                               Eyelashes, loss of.
6025                               Epiphora.
6026                               Neuritis, optic.
6027                               Cataract, traumatic.
6028                               Cataract, senile, and others.
6029                               Aphakia.
6030                               Accommodation, paralysis of.
6031                               Dacryocystitis.
6032                               Eyelids, loss of portion of.
6033                               Lens, crystalline, dislocation of.
6034                               Pterygium.
----------------------------------
                      combinations of disabilities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6050                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and anatomical loss
                                    of both hands and both feet.
6051                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and loss of use of
                                    both hands and both feet.
6052                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and anatomical loss
                                    of both hands.
6053                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and anatomical loss
                                    of both feet.
6054                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and anatomical loss
                                    of one hand and one foot.
6055                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and loss of use of
                                    both hands.
6056                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and loss of use of
                                    both feet.
6057                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and loss of use of
                                    one hand and one foot.
6058                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and anatomical loss
                                    of one hand.
6059                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and anatomical loss
                                    of one foot.
6060                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and loss of use of
                                    one hand.
6061                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception and loss of use of
                                    one foot.
6062                               Blindness in both eyes having only
                                    light perception.
----------------------------------
                   impairment of central visual acuity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Blindness, anatomical loss, one eye:
6063                                Other blind (5/200 or less).
6064                                Other impaired (20/200 or less).
6065                                Other impaired.
6066                                Other normal.
                                   Blindness, light perception only one
                                    eye:
6067                                Other blind (5/200 or less).
6068                                Other impaired (20/200 or less).
6069                                Other impaired.
6070                                Other normal.
                                   Blindness, total (5/200 or less):
6071                                Both eyes.
                                   Blindness, total one eye (5/200 or
                                    less):
6072                                Other impaired (20/200 or less).
6073                                Other impaired.
6074                                Other normal.
                                   Blindness, partial (20/200 or less):
6075                                Both eyes.
                                    One eye:
6076                                Other impaired.
6077                                Other normal.
                                   Blindness, partial:
6078                                Both eyes.
6079                                One eye only.
6080                               Field vision, impairment of.
6081                               Scotoma, pathological.
6090                               Muscle function, ocular, impairment
                                    of.
6091                               Symblepharon.
6092                               Diplopia, due to limited muscle
                                    function.
----------------------------------
                      impairment of auditory acuity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6100                               0% evaluation based on Table VII
6101                               10% evaluation based on Table VII
6102                               20% evaluation based on Table VII
6103                               30% evaluation based on Table VII
6104                               40% evaluation based on Table VII
6105                               50% evaluation based on Table VII
6106                               60% evaluation based on Table VII
6107                               70% evaluation based on Table VII
6108                               80% evaluation based on Table VII
6109                               90% evaluation based on Table VII
6110                               100% evaluation based on Table VII.
----------------------------------
                           diseases of the ear
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6200                               Otitis media, suppurative, chronic.
6201                               Otitis media, catarrhal, chronic.
6202                               Otosclerosis.

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6203                               Otitis interna.
6204                               Labyrinthitis.
6205                               Meniere's syndrome.
6206                               Mastoiditis.
6207                               Auricle, loss or deformity.
6208                               New growths, malignant, ear.
6209                               New growths, benign, ear.
6210                               Auditory canal, disease of.
6211                               Tympanic membrane, perforation of.
6260                               Tinnitus.
----------------------------------
                           other sense organs
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6275                               Smell, loss of sense of.
6276                               Taste, loss of sense of.
----------------------------------
                            systemic diseases
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6300                               Cholera, Asiatic.
6301                               Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis).
6302                               Leprosy.
6304                               Malaria.
6305                               Filariasis.
6306                               Oroya fever.
6307                               Plague.
6308                               Relapsing fever.
6309                               Rheumatic fever.
6310                               Syphilis, unspecified.
6311                               Tuberculosis, military.
6313                               Avitaminosis.
6314                               Beriberi.
6315                               Pellagra.
6316                               Brucellosis (Malta or undulant
                                    fever).
6317                               Typhus, scrub.
6350                               Lupus erythematosus, systemic.
----------------------------------
                           respiratory system
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           the nose and throat
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6501                               Rhinitis, atrophic, chronic.
6502                               Septum, nasal, deflection of.
6504                               Nose, loss of part of, or scars.
6510                               Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic.
6511                               Sinusitis, ethmoid, chronic.
6512                               Sinusitis, frontal, chronic.
6513                               Sinusitis, maxillary, chronic.
6514                               Sinusitis, sphenoid, chronic.
6515                               Laryngitis, tuberculous.
6516                               Laryngitis, chronic.
6517                               Larynx, injuries of, healed.
6518                               Laryngectomy.
6519                               Aphonia, organic.
6520                               Larynx, stenosis of.
----------------------------------
                         the trachea and bronchi
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6600                               Bronchitis, chronic.
6601                               Bronchiectasis.
6602                               Asthma, bronchial.
----------------------------------
                          the lungs and pleura
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6701                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far
                                    advanced, active.
6702                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    moderately advanced, active.
6703                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    minimal, active.
6704                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    active, advancement unspecified.
6707                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far
                                    advanced, active.
6708                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    moderately advanced, active.
6709                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    minimal, active.
6710                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    active, advancement unspecified.
6721                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far
                                    advanced, inactive.
6722                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    moderately advanced, inactive.
6723                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    minimal, inactive.
6724                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    inactive, advancement unspecified.
6725                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far
                                    advanced, inactive.
6726                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    moderately advanced, inactive.
6727                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    minimal, inactive.
6728                               Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic,
                                    inactive, advancement unspecified.
6732                               Pleurisy, tuberculous.
6800                               Anthracosis.
6801                               Silicosis.
6802                               Pneumoconiosis, unspecified.
6803                               Actinomycosis of lung.
6804                               Streptotrichosis of lung.
6805                               Blastomycosis of lung.
6806                               Sporotrichosis of lung.
6807                               Aspergillosis of lung.
6808                               Mycosis of lung, unspecified.
6809                               Lung, abscess of.
6810                               Pleurisy, serofibrinous.
6811                               Pleurisy, purulent (empyema).
6812                               Fistula, bronchocutaneous, or
                                    bronchopleural.
6813                               Lung, permanent collapse of.
6814                               Pneumothorax, spontaneous.
6815                               Pneumonectomy.
6816                               Lobectomy.
6817                               Lung, chronic passive congestion of.
6818                               Pleural cavity, injuries, residuals
                                    of, including gunshot wounds.
6819                               New growths, malignant, any specified
                                    part of respiratory system.
6820                               New growths, benign, any specified
                                    part of respiratory system.
6821                               Coccidioidomycosis.
----------------------------------
                        the cardiovascular system
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                the heart
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7000                               Rheumatic heart disease.
7001                               Endocarditis, bacterial, subacute.
7002                               Pericarditis, bacterial or rheumatic,
                                    acute.
7003                               Adhesions, pericardial.
7004                               Syphilitic heart disease.
7005                               Arteriosclerotic heart disease.
7006                               Myocardium, infarction of, due to
                                    thrombosis or embolism.
7007                               Hypertensive heart disease.
7008                               Hyperthyroid heart disease.
7010                               Auricular flutter, paroxysmal.
7011                               Auricular fibrillation, paroxysmal.
7012                               Auricular fibrillation, permanent.
7013                               Tachycardia, paroxysmal.
7014                               Sinus tachycardia.
7015                               Auriculoventricular block.
----------------------------------

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                         the arteries and veins
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7100                               Arteriosclerosis, general.
7101                               Hypertensive vascular disease
                                    (essential arterial hypertension).
7110                               Aorta or branches, aneurysm of.
7111                               Artery, any large artery, aneurysm
                                    of.
7112                               Artery, small aneurysmal dilatation.
7113                               Arteriovenous aneurysm, traumatic.
7114                               Arteriosclerosis obliterans.
7115                               Thrombo-angiitis obliterans
                                    (Buerger's disease).
7116                               Claudication, intermittent.
7117                               Raynaud's disease.
7118                               Angioneurotic edema.
7119                               Erythromelalgia.
7120                               Varicose veins.
7121                               Phlebitis.
7122                               Frozen feet, residuals of (Immersion
                                    foot).
----------------------------------
                          the digestive system
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7200                               Mouth, injuries of.
7201                               Lips, injuries of.
7202                               Tongue, loss of, whole or part.
7203                               Esophagus, stricture of.
7204                               Esophagus, spasm of (cardiospasm).
7205                               Esophagus, diverticulum of, acquired.
7301                               Peritoneum, adhesions of.
7304                               Ulcer, gastric.
7305                               Ulcer, duodenal.
7306                               Ulcer, marginal (gastrojejunal).
7307                               Gastritis, hypertrophic.
7308                               Postgastrectomy syndromes.
7309                               Stomach, stenosis of.
7310                               Stomach, injury of, residuals.
7311                               Liver, injury of.
7312                               Liver, cirrhosis of.
7313                               Liver, abscess of, residuals.
7314                               Cholecystitis, chronic.
7315                               Cholelithiasis, chronic.
7316                               Cholangitis, chronic.
7317                               Gall bladder, injury of.
7318                               Gall bladder, removal of.
7319                               Irritable colon syndrome (spastic
                                    colitis, mucous colitis, etc.).
7321                               Amebiasis.
7322                               Dysentery, bacillary.
7323                               Colitis, ulcerative.
7324                               Distomiasis, intestinal or hepatic.
7325                               Enteritis, chronic.
7326                               Enterocolitis, chronic.
7327                               Diverticulitis.
7328                               Intestine, small, resection of.
7329                               Intestine, large, resection of.
7330                               Intestine, fistula of.
7331                               Peritonitis, tuberculous, active.
7332                               Rectum and anus, impairment of
                                    sphincter control.
7333                               Rectum and anus, stricture of.
7334                               Rectum, persistent prolapse of.
7335                               Ano, fistula in.
7336                               Hemorrhoids, external or internal.
7337                               Pruritus ani.
7338                               Hernia, inguinal.
7339                               Hernia, ventral.
7340                               Hernia, femoral.
7341                               Wounds, incised, healed, abdominal
                                    wall.
7342                               Visceroptosis.
7343                               New growths, malignant, any specified
                                    part of digestive system.
7344                               New growths, benign, any specified
                                    part of digestive system.
7345                               Hepatitis, infectious.
7346                               Hernia, hiatal.
----------------------------------
                        the genitourinary system
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7500                               Kidney, removal of.
7501                               Kidney, abscess of.
7502                               Nephritis, chronic.
7503                               Pyelitis.
7504                               Pyelonephritis, chronic.
7505                               Kidney, tuberculosis of, active.
7507                               Nephrosclerosis, arteriolar.
7508                               Nephrolithiasis.
7509                               Hydronephrosis.
7510                               Ureterolithiasis.
7511                               Ureter, stricture of.
7512                               Cystitis, chronic.
7513                               Cystitis, interstitial (Hunner),
                                    submucous or elusive ulcer.
7514                               Bladder, tuberculosis of.
7515                               Bladder, calculus in.
7516                               Bladder, fistula of.
7517                               Bladder, injury of.
7518                               Urethra, stricture of.
7519                               Urethra, fistula of.
7520                               Penis, removal of half or more.
7521                               Penis, removal of glans.
7522                               Penis, deformity, with loss of
                                    erectile power.
7523                               Testis, atrophy, complete.
7524                               Testis, removal of.
7525                               Epididymo-orchitis (tuberculous).
7526                               Prostate gland, resection or removal.
7527                               Prostate gland injuries, infectious
                                    hypertrophy, postoperative
                                    residuals.
7528                               New growths, malignant, any specified
                                    part of genitourinary system.
7529                               New growths, benign, any specified
                                    part of genitourinary system.
----------------------------------
                        gynecological conditions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7610                               Vulvovaginitis.
7611                               Vaginitis.
7612                               Cervicitis.
7613                               Metritis.
7614                               Salpingitis.
7615                               Oophoritis.
7617                               Uterus and ovaries, removal of,
                                    complete.
7618                               Uterus, removal of, including corpus.
7619                               Ovaries, removal of.
7620                               Ovaries, atrophy of both.
7621                               Uterus, prolapse.
7622                               Uterus, displacement of.
7623                               Pregnancy, surgical complications of.
7624                               Fistula, rectovaginal.
7625                               Fistula, urethrovaginal.
7626                               Mammary glands, removal of.
7627                               New growth, malignant, gynecological
                                    system, or mammary glands.
----------------------------------
                     the hemic and lymphatic systems
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7700                               Anemia, pernicious.
7701                               Anemia, secondary.
7702                               Agranulocytosis, acute.
7703                               Leukemia.
7704                               Polycythemia, primary.

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7705                               Purpura hemorrhagica.
7706                               Splenectomy.
7707                               Spleen, injury of, healed.
7709                               Lymphogranulomatosis (Hodgkin's
                                    disease).
7710                               Adenitis, cervical, tuberculous.
7711                               Adenitis, axillary, tuberculous.
7712                               Adenitis, inguinal, tuberculous.
7713                               Adenitis, secondary.
----------------------------------
                                the skin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7800                               Scars, disfiguring, head, face or
                                    neck.
7801                               Scars, burns, third degree.
7802                               Scars, burns, second degree.
7803                               Scars, superficial, poorly nourished.
7804                               Scars, superficial, tender and
                                    painful.
7805                               Scars, others.
7806                               Eczema.
7807                               Leishmaniasis, americana
                                    (mucocutaneous, espundia).
7808                               Leishmaniasis, old world (cutaneous,
                                    oriental sore).
7809                               Lupus erythematosus, discoid.
7810                               Pinta.
7811                               Tuberculosis luposa (lupus vulgaris).
7812                               Verruga peruana.
7813                               Dermatophytosis.
7814                               Tinea barbae.
7815                               Pemphigus.
7816                               Psoriasis.
7817                               Dermatitis exfoliativa.
7818                               New growths, malignant, skin.
7819                               New growths, benign, skin.
----------------------------------
                          the endocrine system
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7900                               Hyperthyroidism.
7901                               Thyroid gland, toxic adenoma of.
7902                               Thyroid gland, non-toxic adenoma of.
7903                               Hypothyroidism.
7904                               Hyperparathyroidism (osteitis fibrosa
                                    cystica).
7905                               Hypoparathyroidism.
7907                               Hyperpituitarism (pituitary
                                    basophilism, Cushing's syndrome).
7908                               Hyperpituitarism (acromegaly or
                                    gigantism).
7909                               Hypopituitarism (diabetes inspidus).
7910                               Hyperadrenia (adrenogenital
                                    syndrome).
7911                               Addison's disease.
7912                               Pluriglandular syndromes.
7913                               Diabetes mellitus.
7914                               New growths, malignant, endocrine
                                    system.
7915                               New growths, benign, endocrine
                                    system.
----------------------------------
            neurological conditions and convulsive disorders
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8000                               Encephalitis, epidemic, chronic.
                                   Brain, new growth of:
8002                               Malignant.
8003                               Benign.
8004                               Paralysis agitans.
8005                               Bulbar palsy.
8007                               Brain, vessels, embolism of.
8008                               Brain, vessels, thrombosis of.
8009                               Brain, vessels, hemorrhage from.
8010                               Myelitis.
8011                               Poliomyelitis, anterior.
8012                               Hematomyelia.
8013                               Syphilis, cerebrospinal.
8014                               Syphilis, meningovascular.
8015                               Tabes dorsalis.
8017                               Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
8018                               Multiple sclerosis.
8019                               Meningitis, cerebrospinal, epidemic.
8020                               Brain, abscess of. Spinal cord, new
                                    growths:
8021                               Malignant.
8022                               Benign.
8023                               Progressive muscular atrophy.
8024                               Syringomyelia.
8025                               Myasthenia gravis.
8045                               Brain disease due to trauma.
8046                               Cerebral arteriosclerosis.
8100                               Migraine.
8103                               Tic, convulsive.
8104                               Paramyoclonus multiplex (convulsive
                                    state, myoclonic type).
8105                               Chorea, Sydenham's.
8106                               Chorea, Huntington's.
8107                               Athetosis, acquired.
8108                               Narcolepsy.
----------------------------------
                           the cranial nerves
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8205                               Fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve,
                                    paralysis of.
8207                               Seventh (facial) cranial nerve,
                                    paralysis of.
8209                               Ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial
                                    nerve, paralysis of.
8210                               Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial
                                    nerve, paralysis of.
8211                               Eleventh (spinal accessory, external
                                    branch) cranial nerve, paralysis of.
8212                               Twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve,
                                    paralysis of.
8305                               Fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve,
                                    neuritis.
8307                               Seventh (facial) cranial nerve,
                                    neuritis.
8309                               Ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial
                                    nerve, neuritis.
8310                               Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial
                                    nerve, neuritis.
8311                               Eleventh (spinal accessory, external
                                    branch) cranial nerve, neuritis.
8312                               Twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve,
                                    neuritis.
8407                               Seventh (facial) cranial nerve,
                                    neuralgia.
8409                               Ninth (glossopharyngeal) cranial
                                    nerve, neuralgia.
8410                               Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial
                                    nerve, neuralgia.
8411                               Eleventh (spinal accessory, external
                                    branch) cranial nerve, neuralgia.
8412                               Twelfth (hypoglossal) cranial nerve,
                                    neuralgia.
----------------------------------
                      peripheral nerves: paralysis
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8510                               Upper radicular group (fifth and
                                    sixth cervicals), paralysis of.
8511                               Middle radicular group, paralysis of.
8512                               Lower radicular group, paralysis of.
8513                               All radicular groups, paralysis of.
8514                               The musculospiral nerve (radial
                                    nerve), paralysis of.
8515                               The median nerve, paralysis of.
8516                               The ulnar nerve, paralysis of.
8517                               Musculocutaneous nerve, paralysis of.
8518                               Circumflex nerve, paralysis of.
8519                               Long thoracic nerve, paralysis of.
8520                               The sciatic nerve, paralysis of.
8521                               External popliteal nerve (common
                                    peroneal), paralysis of.
8522                               Musculocutaneous nerve (superficial
                                    peroneal), paralysis of.
8523                               Anterior tibial nerve (deep
                                    peroneal), paralysis of.
8524                               Internal popliteal nerve (tibial),
                                    paralysis of.
8525                               Posterior tibial nerve, paralysis of.
8526                               Anterior crural nerve (femoral),
                                    paralysis of.
8527                               Internal saphenous nerve, paralysis
                                    of.
8528                               Obturator nerve, paralysis of.

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8529                               External cutaneous nerve of thigh,
                                    paralysis of.
8530                               Ilio-inguinal nerve, paralysis of.
----------------------------------
                       peripheral nerves: neuritis
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8610                               Upper radicular group (fifth and
                                    sixth cervicals), neuritis.
8611                               Middle radicular group, neuritis.
8612                               Lower radicular group, neuritis.
8613                               All radicular groups, neuritis.
8614                               The musculospiral nerve (radial
                                    nerve), neuritis.
8615                               The median nerve, neuritis.
8616                               The ulnar nerve, neuritis.
8617                               Musculocutaneous nerve, neuritis.
8618                               Circumflex nerve, neuritis.
8619                               Long thoracic nerve, neuritis.
8620                               The sciatic nerve, neuritis.
8621                               External popliteal nerve (common
                                    peroneal), neuritis.
8622                               Musculocutaneous nerve (superficial
                                    peroneal), neuritis.
8623                               Anterior tibial nerve (deep
                                    peroneal), neuritis.
8624                               Internal popliteal nerve (tibial)
                                    neuritis.
8625                               Posterior tibial nerve, neuritis.
8626                               Anterior crural nerve (femoral),
                                    neuritis.
8627                               Internal saphenous nerve, neuritis.
8628                               Obturator nerve, neuritis.
8629                               External cutaneous nerve of thigh,
                                    neuritis.
8630                               Ilio-inguinal nerve, neuritis.
----------------------------------
                      peripheral nerves: neuralgia
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8710                               Upper radicular group (fifth and
                                    sixth cervicals), neuralgia.
8711                               Middle radicular group, neuralgia.
8712                               Lower radicular group, neuralgia.
8713                               All radicular groups, neuralgia.
8714                               The musculospiral nerve (radial
                                    nerve), neuralgia.
8715                               The median nerve, neuralgia.
8716                               The ulnar nerve, neuralgia.
8717                               Musculocutaneous nerve, neuralgia.
8718                               Circumflex nerve, neuralgia.
8719                               Long thoracic nerve, neuralgia.
8720                               The sciatic nerve, neuralgia.
8721                               External popliteal nerve (common
                                    peroneal), neuralgia.
8722                               Musculocutaneous nerve (superficial
                                    peroneal), neuralgia.
8723                               Anterior tibial nerve (deep
                                    peroneal), neuralgia.
8724                               Internal popliteal nerve (tibial),
                                    neuralgia.
8725                               Posterior tibial nerve, neuralgia.
8726                               Anterior crural nerve (femoral),
                                    neuralgia.
8727                               Internal saphenous nerve, neuralgia.
8728                               Obturator nerve, neuralgia.
8729                               External cutaneous nerve of thigh
                                    neuralgia.
8730                               Ilio-inguinal nerve, neuralgia.
----------------------------------
                             the epilepsies
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8910                               Epilepsy, grand mal.
8911                               Epilepsy, petit mal.
8912                               Jacksonian type.
8913                               Epilepsy, diencephalic.
8914                               Epilepsy, psychomotor.
----------------------------------
                           psychotic disorders
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9200                               Schizophrenic reaction, simple type.
9201                               Schizophrenic reaction, hebephrenic
                                    type.
9202                               Schizophrenic reaction, catatonic
                                    type.
9203                               Schizophrenic reaction, paranoid
                                    type.
9204                               Schizophrenic reaction, chronic
                                    undifferentiated type.
9205                               Schizophrenic reaction, other.
9206                               Manic depressive reaction.
9207                               Psychotic depressive reaction.
9208                               Paranoid reaction (specify).
9209                               Involutional psychotic reaction.
9210                               Psychotic reaction, other.
----------------------------------
                         organic brain disorders
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9300                               Acute brain syndrome (associated with
                                    infection, trauma, circulatory
                                    disturbance, etc.).
9301                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with central nervous system syphilis
                                    (all forms).
9302                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with intracranial infections other
                                    than syphilis.
9303                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with intoxication.
9304                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with brain trauma.
9305                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with cerebral arteriosclerosis.
9306                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with circulatory disturbance other
                                    than cerebral arteriosclerosis.
9307                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with convulsive disorder (idiopathic
                                    epilepsy).
9308                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with disturbance of metabolism,
                                    growth or nutrition.
9309                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with intracra nial neoplasm.
9310                               Chronic brain syndrome associated
                                    with diseases of unknown or
                                    uncertain cause.
9311                               Chronic brain syndrome of unknown
                                    cause.
----------------------------------
                        psychoneurotic disorders
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9400                               Anxiety reaction.
9401                               Dissociative reaction.
9402                               Conversion reaction.
9403                               Phobic reaction.
9404                               Obsessive compulsive reaction.
9405                               Depressive reaction.
9406                               Psychoneurotic reaction, other.
----------------------------------
                       psychophysiologic disorders
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9500                               Psychophysiologic skin reaction.
9501                               Psychophysiologic cardiovascular
                                    reaction.
9502                               Psychophysiologic gastrointestinal
                                    reaction.
9503                               Psychophysiologic nervous system
                                    reaction.
9504                               Psychophysiologic reaction, other.
----------------------------------
                       dental and oral conditions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9900                               Maxilla or mandible, osteomyelitis
                                    of.
9901                               Mandible, loss of, complete, between
                                    angles.
9902                               Mandible, loss of approximately one-
                                    half.
9903                               Mandible, nonunion of.
9904                               Mandible, malunion of.
9905                               Temporomandibular articulation,
                                    limited motion of.
9906                               Ramus, loss of whole or part of.
9907                               Ramus, loss of less than one-half the
                                    substance of, not involving loss of
                                    continuity.
9908                               Condyloid process, loss of, one or
                                    both sides.
9909                               Coronoid process, loss of.
9910                               Maxilla, loss of whole or part of
                                    substance of, nonunion of, or
                                    malunion of.
9911                               Hard palate, loss of half or more.
9912                               Hard palate, loss of less than half
                                    of.

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9913                               Teeth, loss of, due to loss of
                                    substance of body of maxilla or
                                    mandible.
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[29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 34 FR 5064, Mar. 11, 1969, 52 
FR 44122, Nov. 18, 1987; 53 FR 24938, July 1, 1988]

        Appendix C to Part 4--Alphabetical Index of Disabilities

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Diagnostic
                                                               Code No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abscess:
  Brain.....................................................       8020
  Kidney....................................................       7501
  Liver.....................................................       7313
  Lung......................................................       6809
Actinomycosis, lung.........................................       6803
Addison's disease...........................................       7911
Adenitis, secondary.........................................       7713
Adenoma, thyroid:
  Nontoxic..................................................       7902
  Toxic.....................................................       7901
Adhesions:
  Pericardial...............................................       7003
  Peritoneum................................................       7301
Agranulocytosis.............................................       7702
Amebiasis...................................................       7321
Amputation:
  Arm:
    Disarticulation.........................................       5120
    Above deltoid...........................................       5121
    Below deltoid...........................................       5122
    Feet, both, and hand, one...............................       5103
    Feet, both..............................................       5107
  Finger (digit) individual:
    Thumb...................................................       5152
    Index...................................................       5153
    Middle..................................................       5154
    Ring....................................................       5155
    Little..................................................       5156
  Fingers (digits) of one hand:
    Five....................................................       5126
    Four, thumb, index, middle, ring........................       5127
    Four, thumb, index, middle, little......................       5128
    Four, thumb, index, ring, little........................       5129
    Four, thumb, middle, ring, little.......................       5130
    Four, index, middle, ring, little.......................       5131
    Three, thumb, index, middle.............................       5132
    Three, thumb, index, ring...............................       5133
    Three, thumb, index, little.............................       5134
    Three, thumb, middle, ring..............................       5135
    Three, thumb, middle, little............................       5136
    Three, thumb, ring, little..............................       5137
    Three, index, middle, ring..............................       5138
    Three, index, middle, little............................       5139
    Three, index, ring, little..............................       5140
    Three, middle, ring, little.............................       5141
    Two, thumb, index.......................................       5142
    Two, thumb, middle......................................       5143
    Two, thumb, ring........................................       5144
    Two, thumb, little......................................       5145
    Two, index, middle......................................       5146
    Two, index, ring........................................       5147
    Two, index, little......................................       5148
    Two, middle, ring.......................................       5149
    Two, middle, little.....................................       5150
    Two, ring, little.......................................       5151
  Forearm:
    Above pronator teres....................................       5123
    Below pronator teres....................................       5124
  Forefoot..................................................       5166
  Hand, one, and foot, one..................................       5108
  Hands, both, and feet, both...............................       5100
  Hands, both, and foot, one................................       5102
  Hands, both...............................................       5106
  Leg:
    With defective stump....................................       5163
    With loss of natural knee action........................       5164
    At lower level..........................................       5165
  Thigh:
    Disarticulation.........................................       5160
    Upper third.............................................       5161
    Middle or lower thirds..................................       5162
  Toe, great................................................       5171
  Toe, other, with removal metatarsal head..................       5172
  Toes, all.................................................       5170
  Toes, three or more.......................................       5173
Anemia:
  Pernicious................................................       7700
  Secondary.................................................       7701
Aneurysm:
  Aorta or branches.........................................       7110
  Arteriovenous, traumatic..................................       7113
  Artery....................................................       7111
Angioneurotic edema.........................................       7118
Ankylosis:
  Ankle.....................................................       5270
  Elbow.....................................................       5205
  Finger (digit) individual:
    Thumb...................................................       5224
    Index...................................................       5225
    Middle..................................................       5226
    Other...................................................       5227
  Fingers (digits) of one hand, unfavorable:
    Five....................................................       5216
    Four....................................................       5217
    Three...................................................       5218
    Two.....................................................       5219
  Hip.......................................................       5250
  Knee......................................................       5256
  Scapulohumeral............................................       5200
  Spine:
    Complete................................................       5286
    Cervical................................................       5287
    Dorsal..................................................       5288
    Lumbar..................................................       5289
  Subastragular or Tarsal...................................       5272
  Wrist.....................................................       5214
Anthracosis.................................................       6800
Aphakia.....................................................       6029
Aphonia, organic............................................       6519
Arteriosclerosis:
  Cerebral..................................................       8046
  General...................................................       7100
  Obliterans................................................       7114
Arteriosclerotic heart disease..............................       7005
Arthritis:
  Atrophic (rheumatoid).....................................       5002
  Gonorrheal................................................       5004
  Hypertrophic (degenerative)...............................       5003
  Other types...............................................       5009
  Pneumococcic..............................................       5005
  Streptococcic.............................................       5008
  Syphilitic................................................       5007
  Traumatic.................................................       5010
  Typhoid...................................................       5006

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Aspergillosis, lung.........................................       6807
Asthma, bronchial...........................................       6602
Astragalectomy..............................................       5274
Athetosis...................................................       8107
Atrophy:
  Muscular, progressive.....................................       8023
  Ovaries, both.............................................       7620
  Testis, both..............................................       7523
Auditory canal, disease.....................................       6210
Avitaminosis................................................       6313
Beriberi....................................................       6314
Blastomycosis, lung.........................................       6805
Blindness, anatomical loss, one eye:
  Other blind (5/200 or less)...............................       6063
  Other impaired (20/200 or less)...........................       6064
  Other impaired............................................       6065
  Other normal..............................................       6066
Blindness, light perception only:
  Both eyes.................................................       6062
  One eye:
    Other blind, 5/200 or less..............................       6067
    Other impaired, 20/200 or less..........................       6068
    Other impaired..........................................       6069
    Other normal............................................       6070
Blindness, light perception only and loss or loss of use of   6050-6061
 hands and/or feet..........................................
Blindness, total (5/200 or less):
  Both eyes.................................................       6071
  One eye:
    Other impaired, (20/200 or less)........................       6072
    Other impaired..........................................       6073
    Other normal............................................       6074
Blindness, partial (20/200 or less):
  Both eyes.................................................       6075
  One eye:
    Other impaired..........................................       6076
    Other normal............................................       6077
Blindness, partial:
  Both eyes.................................................       6078
  One eye only..............................................       6079
Block, auricular ventricular................................       7015
Bones, Caisson disease of...................................       5011
Bones and joints, tuberculosis of...........................       5001
Bronchiectasis..............................................       6601
Bronchitis..................................................       6600
Buerger's disease...........................................       7115
Brucellosis.................................................       6316
Bursitis....................................................       5019
Caisson disease.............................................       5011
Calculus, bladder...........................................       7515
Cataract:
  Senile and others.........................................       6028
  Traumatic.................................................       6027
Cervicitis..................................................       7612
Cholangitis.................................................       7316
Cholecystitis...............................................       7314
Cholelithiasis..............................................       7315
Cholera, Asiatic............................................       6300
Chorea:
  Huntington's..............................................       8106
  Sydenham's................................................       8105
Choroiditis.................................................       6005
Claw-foot (pes cavus) acquired..............................       5278
Cirrhosis of liver..........................................       7312
Claudication, intermittent..................................       7116
Coccidioidomycosis..........................................       6821
Colitis:
  Mucous (See Colon syndrome, irritable)....................       7319
  Spastic (See Colon syndrome, irritable)...................       7319
  Ulcerative................................................       7323
Collapse, lung, permanent...................................       6813
Colon syndrome, irritable...................................       7319
Congestion, lung, passive...................................       6817
Conjunctivitis:
  Trachomatous..............................................       6017
  Other.....................................................       6018
Coccyx......................................................       5298
Cushing's syndrome..........................................       7907
Cyclitis....................................................       6004
Cystitis:
  Chronic...................................................       7512
  Interstitial (Hunner).....................................       7513
Dacryocystitis..............................................       6031
Deafness
  0% evaluation based on Table VII..........................       6100
  10% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6101
  20% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6102
  30% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6103
  40% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6104
  50% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6105
  60% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6106
  70% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6107
  80% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6108
  90% evaluation based on Table VII.........................       6109
  100% evaluation based on Table VII........................       6110
Deflection, nasal septum....................................       6502
Dermatitis, exfoliativa.....................................       7817
Dermatophytosis.............................................       7813
Diabetes mellitus...........................................       7913
Diabetes insipidus..........................................       7909
Diaphragm, rupture..........................................       5324
Dilation, aneurysmal artery.................................       7112
Diplopia....................................................       6090
Disease:
  Addison's.................................................       7911
  Hodgkin's.................................................       7709
  Morton's..................................................       5279
  Raynaud's.................................................       7117
Dislocation:
  Cartilage, semilunar......................................       5258
  Lens, crystalline.........................................       6033
Disorders, mental:
  Organic brain disorders:
    Acute brain syndrome....................................       9300
    Chronic brain syndrome associated with:
      Central nervous system syphilis.......................       9301
      Intracranial infections other than syphilis...........       9302
      Intoxication..........................................       9303
      Brain trauma..........................................       9304
      Cerebral arteriosclerosis.............................       9305
      Circulatory disturbance other than cerebral                  9306
       arteriosclerosis.....................................
      Convulsive disorder (idiopathic epilepsy).............       9307
      Disturbance of metabolism, growth or nutrition........       9308
      Intracranial neoplasm.................................       9309
      Diseases of unknown or uncertain cause................       9310
      Unknown cause.........................................       9311
  Psychoneurotic disorders:
    Anxiety reaction........................................       9400
    Dissociative reaction...................................       9401
    Conversion reaction.....................................       9402
    Phobic reaction.........................................       9403
    Obsessive compulsive reaction...........................       9404
    Depressive reaction.....................................       9405
    Psychoneurotic reaction, other..........................       9406
  Psychophysiologic disorders:
    Psychophysiologic skin reaction.........................       9500
    Psychophysiologic cardiovascular reaction...............       9501

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    Psychophysiologic gastrointestinal reaction.............       9502
    Psychophysiologic nervous system reaction...............       9503
    Psychophysiologic reaction, other.......................       9504
  Psychotic disorders:
    Schizophrenic reaction:
      Simple type...........................................       9200
      Hebephrenic type......................................       9201
      Catatonic type........................................       9202
      Paranoid type.........................................       9203
      Chronic undifferentiated type.........................       9204
      Other.................................................       9205
      Manic depressive reaction.............................       9206
      Psychotic depressive reaction.........................       9207
      Paranoid reaction.....................................       9208
      Involutional psychotic reaction.......................       9209
      Psychotic reaction, other.............................       9210
Distomiasis, intestinal.....................................       7324
Diverticulitis, intestinal..................................       7327
Diverticulum of esophagus...................................       7205
Dupuytren's contracture--see Ankylosis, fingers.
Dysentery, bacillary........................................       7322
Ectropion...................................................       6020
Eczema......................................................       7806
Edema, angioneurotic........................................       7118
Embolism, brain.............................................       8007
Emphysema (No DC; follows DC 6602).
Encephalitis................................................       8000
Endocarditis, bacterial, subacute...........................       7001
Enteritis...................................................       7325
Enterocolitis...............................................       7326
Entropion...................................................       6021
Enucleation, eye, see Blindness.
Epilepsy:
  Grand mal.................................................       8910
  Petit mal.................................................       8911
  Jacksonian................................................       8912
  Diencephalic..............................................       8913
  Psychomotor...............................................       8914
Epiphora (lacrymal duct)....................................       6025
Erythromelalgia.............................................       7119
Eyelids, loss of portion of.................................       6032
Fever:
  Hemoglobinuric, see Malaria.
  Malta.....................................................       6316
  Oroya.....................................................       6306
  Relapsing.................................................       6308
  Rheumatic.................................................       6309
  Undulant..................................................       6316
Fibrillation, auricular:
  Paroxysmal................................................       7011
  Permanent.................................................       7012
Filariasis..................................................       6305
Fistula:
  Ano.......................................................       7335
  Bladder...................................................       7516
  Bronchocutaneous or bronchopleural........................       6812
  Intestine.................................................       7330
  Rectovaginal..............................................       7624
  Urethra...................................................       7625
Flail hip...................................................       5254
Flatfoot (pes planus) acquired..............................       5276
Flutter, auricular..........................................       7010
Fracture, vertebra, residuals of............................       5285
Frozen feet.................................................       7122
Gastritis, atrophic (see DC 7307).
Gastritis, hypertrophic.....................................       7307
Genu, recurvatum............................................       5263
Glaucoma:
  Congestive................................................       6012
  Noncongestive.............................................       6013
Gout........................................................       5017
Growths, new benign:
  Bones, joints and muscles.................................       5015
  Brain.....................................................       8003
  Digestive system..........................................       7344
  Ear.......................................................       6209
  Endocrine system..........................................       7915
  Eyeball and adnexa........................................       6015
  Genitourinary system......................................       7529
  Respiratory...............................................       6820
  Skin......................................................       7819
  Spinal cord...............................................       8022
Growths, new, malignant:
  Bones.....................................................       5012
  Brain.....................................................       8002
  Digestive system..........................................       7343
  Ear.......................................................       6208
  Endocrine system..........................................       7914
  Eyeball only..............................................       6014
  Genitourinary system......................................       7528
  Gynecological system or mammary glands....................       7627
  Respiratory...............................................       6819
  Skin......................................................       7818
  Spinal cord...............................................       8021
Hallux rigidus..............................................       5281
Hallux valgus...............................................       5280
Hammer toe..................................................       5282
Hematomyelia................................................       8012
Hemorrhage:
  Brain.....................................................       8009
  Intraocular...............................................       6007
Hemorrhoids.................................................       7336
Hepatitis, infectious.......................................       7345
Hernia:
  Femoral...................................................       7340
  Hiatal....................................................       7346
  Inguinal..................................................       7338
  Muscle....................................................       5326
  Ventral...................................................       7339
Hodgkin's disease...........................................       7709
Hydrarthrosis, intermittent.................................       5018
Hydronephrosis..............................................       7509
Hyperadrenia................................................       7910
Hyperparathyroidism.........................................       7904
Hyperpituitarism:
  Acromegaly or gigantism...................................       7908
  Cushing's syndrome........................................       7907
Hypertensive heart disease..................................       7007
Hypertensive vascular disease...............................       7101
Hyperthyroid heart disease..................................       7008
Hyperthyroidism.............................................       7900
Hypoadrenia.................................................       7911
Hypoparathyroidism..........................................       7905
Hypopituitarism.............................................       7909
Hypothyroidism..............................................       7903
Immersion foot..............................................       7122
Impairment:
  Auditory acuity, see Deafness.
  Clavicle..................................................       5203
  Elbow.....................................................       5209
  Eye (field vision)........................................       6080
  Eye (muscle function).....................................       6090
  Femur.....................................................       5255
  Humerus...................................................       5202
  Knee......................................................       5257
  Radius....................................................       5212
  Sphincter control.........................................       7332
  Supination and pronation..................................       5213
  Thigh, motion.............................................       5253
  Tibia and fibula..........................................       5262
  Ulna......................................................       5211
  Visual acuity, see Blindness.
Infarction of myocardium....................................       7006

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Injury:
  Bladder...................................................       7517
  Gall bladder..............................................       7317
  Eye, unhealed.............................................       6009
  Foot......................................................       5284
  Larynx....................................................       6517
  Lips......................................................       7201
  Liver.....................................................       7311
  Mouth.....................................................       7200
  Muscle:
    Facial..................................................       5325
    Group I.................................................       5301
    Group II................................................       5302
    Group III...............................................       5303
    Group IV................................................       5304
    Group V.................................................       5305
    Group VI................................................       5306
    Group VII...............................................       5307
    Group VIII..............................................       5308
    Group IX................................................       5309
    Group X.................................................       5310
    Group XI................................................       5311
    Group XII...............................................       5312
    Group XIII..............................................       5313
    Group XIV...............................................       5314
    Group XV................................................       5315
    Group XVI...............................................       5316
    Group XVII..............................................       5317
    Group XVIII.............................................       5318
    Group XIX...............................................       5319
    Group XX................................................       5320
    Group XXI...............................................       5321
    Group XXII..............................................       5322
    Group XXIII.............................................       5323
  Pleural cavity............................................       6818
  Prostate..................................................       7527
  Sacroiliac................................................       5294
  Spleen....................................................       7707
  Stomach, residuals........................................       7310
  Tongue, whole or part.....................................       7202
Intervertebral disc.........................................       5293
Iritis......................................................       6003
Kala-azar...................................................       6301
Keratitis...................................................       6001
Labyrinthitis...............................................       6204
Lagophthalmos...............................................       6022
Laryngectomy................................................       6518
Laryngitis..................................................       6516
Leishmaniasis:
  Americana.................................................       7807
  Old World.................................................       7808
Lens, crystalline, dislocation of...........................       6033
Leprosy.....................................................       6302
Leukemia....................................................       7703
Limitation of extension:
  Forearm...................................................       5207
  Leg.......................................................       5261
  Thigh.....................................................       5251
Limitation of field vision..................................       6080
Limitation of flexion:
  Forearm...................................................       5206
  Leg.......................................................       5260
  Thigh.....................................................       5252
Limitation of flexion and extension:
  Forearm...................................................       5208
Limitation of motion:
  Ankle.....................................................       5271
  Arm.......................................................       5201
  Cervical..................................................       5290
  Dorsal....................................................       5291
  Lumbar....................................................       5292
  Temporomandibular articulation............................       9905
  Wrist.....................................................       5215
Limitation, pronation.......................................       5213
Limitation, supination......................................       5213
Limitation of muscle function, eye..........................       6090
Lobectomy...................................................       6816
Loss:
  Auricle or deformity......................................       6207
  Condyloid process.........................................       9908
  Coronoid process..........................................       9909
  Eyebrows..................................................       6023
  Eyelashes.................................................       6024
  Mandible:
    Complete................................................       9901
    One-half................................................       9902
  Maxilla...................................................       9910
  Teeth.....................................................       9913
  Nose, loss of part, or scars..............................       6504
  Palate, hard:
    Half or more............................................       9911
    Less than half..........................................       9912
  Ramus:
    Less than one-half substance............................       9907
    Whole or part...........................................       9906
  Skull, part...............................................       5296
  Smell, sense of...........................................       6275
  Taste, sense of...........................................       6276
  Tongue or part............................................       7202
  Others, see Amputation, removal, etc.
Loss of use:
  Feet, both................................................       5110
  Feet, both, and hand, one.................................       5105
  Foot, one.................................................       5167
  Hand, one.................................................       5125
  Hand, one, and foot, one..................................       5111
  Hands, both, and feet, both...............................       5101
  Hands, both, and foot, one................................       5104
  Hands, both...............................................       5109
Lupus, erythematosus, discoid...............................       7809
Lupus, erythematosus systemic (disseminated)................       6350
Lupus, vulgaris.............................................       7811
Lymphogranulomatosis........................................       7709
Malaria.....................................................       6304
Malunion:
  Clavicle..................................................       5203
  Os calcis (or astragalus).................................       5273
  Mandible..................................................       9904
  Maxilla (or nonunion).....................................       9910
  Scapula...................................................       5203
  Tarsal or metatarsal (or nonunion)........................       5283
  Others, see Impairment.
Mastoiditis.................................................       6206
Meniere's disease...........................................       6205
Meningitis, cerebrospinal...................................       8019
Mental disorders--see Disorders, mental.
Metatarsalgia...............................................       5279
Metritis....................................................       7613
Migraine....................................................       8100
Muscle injury, see Injury, muscle.
Myasthenia gravis...........................................       8025
Mycosis, lung, unspecified..................................       6808
Myelitis....................................................       8010
Myositis....................................................       5021
Myositis ossificans.........................................       5023
Narcolepsy..................................................       8108
Nephritis, chronic..........................................       7502
Nephrolithiasis.............................................       7508
Nephrosclerosis, arteriolar.................................       7507
Neuralgia:
  Cranial nerves:
    Fifth (trigeminal)......................................       8405
    Seventh (facial)........................................       8407
    Ninth (glossopharyngeal)................................       8409

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    Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus)............................       8410
    Eleventh (spinal accessory, external branch)............       8411
    Twelfth (hypoglossal)...................................       8412
Peripheral nerves:
  Upper radicular group.....................................       8710
  Middle radicular group....................................       8711
  Lower radicular group.....................................       8712
  All radicular groups......................................       8713
  Musculospiral.............................................       8714
  Median....................................................       8715
  Ulnar.....................................................       8716
  Musculocutaneous..........................................       8717
  Circumflex................................................       8718
  Long thoracic.............................................       8719
  Sciatic...................................................       8720
  External popliteal........................................       8721
  Musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal)...................       8722
  Anterior tibial...........................................       8723
  Internal popliteal........................................       8724
  Posterior tibial..........................................       8725
  Anterior crural...........................................       8726
  Internal saphenous........................................       8727
  Obturator.................................................       8728
  External cutaneous, thigh.................................       8729
  Ilio-inguinal.............................................       8730
Neuritis, optic.............................................       6026
Neuritis:
  Cranial nerves:
    Fifth (trigeminal)......................................       8305
    Seventh (facial)........................................       8307
    Ninth (glossopharyngeal)................................       8309
    Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus)............................       8310
    Eleventh (spinal accessory, external branch)............       8311
    Twelfth (hypoglossal)...................................       8312
  Peripheral:
    Upper radicular group...................................       8610
    Middle radicular group..................................       8611
    Lower radicular group...................................       8612
    All radicular groups....................................       8613
    Musculospiral...........................................       8614
    Median..................................................       8615
    Ulnar...................................................       8616
    Musculocutaneous........................................       8617
    Circumflex..............................................       8618
    Long thoracic...........................................       8619
    Sciatic.................................................       8620
    External popliteal......................................       8621
    Musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal).................       8622
    Anterior tibial.........................................       8623
    Internal popliteal......................................       8624
    Posterior tibial........................................       8625
    Anterior crural.........................................       8626
    Internal saphenous......................................       8627
    Obturator...............................................       8628
    External cutaneous, thigh...............................       8629
    Ilio-inguinal...........................................       8630
Non-union of bones:
  Mandible..................................................       9903
  Radius and Ulna...........................................       5210
  Tibia and fibula..........................................       5262
  Others, see Impairment.
Nystagmus, central..........................................       6016
Oophoritis..................................................       7615
Oroya fever.................................................       6306
Osteitis deformans..........................................       5016
Osteomalacia................................................       5014
Osteomyelitis, jaw..........................................       9900
Osteomyelitis...............................................       5000
Osteoporosis................................................       5013
Otitis externa..............................................       6210
Otitis interna..............................................       6203
Otitis media:
  Catarrhal.................................................       6201
  Suppurative...............................................       6200
Otosclerosis................................................       6202
Palsy, bulbar...............................................       8005
Paralysis:
  Accommodation.............................................       6030
  Agitans...................................................       8004
Paralysis, nerve:
  Cranial:
    Fifth (trigeminal)......................................       8205
    Seventh (facial)........................................       8207
    Ninth (glossopharyngeal)................................       8209
    Tenth (pneumogastric, vagus)............................       8210
    Eleventh (spiral accessory, external branch)............       8211
    Twelfth (hypoglossal)...................................       8212
  Peripheral:
    Upper radicular group...................................       8510
    Middle radicular group..................................       8511
    Lower radicular group...................................       8512
    All radicular groups....................................       8513
    Musculospiral...........................................       8514
    Median..................................................       8515
    Ulnar...................................................       8516
    Musculocutaneous........................................       8517
    Circumflex..............................................       8518
    Long thoracic...........................................       8519
    Sciatic.................................................       8520
    External popliteal......................................       8521
    Musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal).................       8522
    Anterior tibial.........................................       8523
    Internal popliteal......................................       8524
    Posterior tibial........................................       8525
    Anterior crural.........................................       8526
    Internal saphenous......................................       8527
    Obturator...............................................       8528
    External cutaneous, thigh...............................       8529
    Ilio-inguinal...........................................       8530
Paramyoclonus multiplex.....................................       8104
Pellagra....................................................       6315
Pemphigus...................................................       7815
Penis, deformity of.........................................       7522
Perforation: Tympanic membrane                                     6211
Pericarditis................................................       7002
Periostitis.................................................       5022
Pes cavus...................................................       5278
Pes planus..................................................       5276
Phlebitis...................................................       7121
Pinta.......................................................       7810
Plague......................................................       6307
Pleurisy:
  Purulent (empyema)........................................       6811
  Serofibrinous.............................................       6810
Pluriglandular syndrome.....................................       7912
Pneumoconiosis..............................................       6802
Pneumonectomy...............................................       6815
Pneumothorax, spontaneous...................................       6814
Poliomyelitis, anterior.....................................       8011
Polycythemia................................................       7704
Pregnancy, surgical complications of........................       7623
Prolapse:
  Rectum....................................................       7334
  Uterus....................................................       7621
Pronation, limitation of....................................       5213
Pruritis, ani...............................................       7337
Psoriasis...................................................       7816
Psychiatric disorders, see Disorders, mental.
Pterygium...................................................       6034
Ptosis, eyelid..............................................       6019
Purpura, hemorrhagica.......................................       7705

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Pyelitis....................................................       7503
Pyelonephritis, chronic.....................................       7504
Raynaud's disease...........................................       7117
Removal:
  Auricle or deformity......................................       6207
  Cartilage, semilunar......................................       5259
  Coccyx....................................................       5298
  Gall bladder..............................................       7318
  Kidney....................................................       7500
  Mammary glands............................................       7626
  Ovaries, both.............................................       7619
  Penis, half or more.......................................       7520
  Penis, glans..............................................       7521
  Prostate, or resection....................................       7526
  Ribs......................................................       5297
  Testis....................................................       7524
  Uterus....................................................       7618
  Uterus and ovaries........................................       7617
  Others, see Amputation, loss, etc.
Resection:
  Intestine:
    Large...................................................       7329
    Small...................................................       7328
  Stomach...................................................       7308
Retina, detachment of.......................................       6008
Retinitis...................................................       6006
Rheumatic fever.............................................       6309
Rheumatic heart disease.....................................       7000
Rhinitis: Atrophic..........................................       6501
Rupture, diaphragm..........................................       5324
Salpingitis.................................................       7614
Scars:
  Burns, second degree......................................       7802
  Burns, third degree.......................................       7801
  Head, etc., disfiguring...................................       7800
  Retina....................................................       6011
  Superficial, tender.......................................       7804
  Superficial, with ulceration..............................       7803
  Others....................................................       7805
Scleritis...................................................       6002
Sclerosis:
  Amyotrophic, lateral......................................       8017
  Multiple..................................................       8018
Scotoma, pathological.......................................       6081
Shortening, leg.............................................       5275
Silicosis...................................................       6801
Sinusitis:
  Ethmoid...................................................       6511
  Frontal...................................................       6512
  Maxillary.................................................       6513
  Pansinusitis..............................................       6510
  Sphenoid..................................................       6514
Spasm, esophagus............................................       7204
Splenectomy.................................................       7706
Sporotrichosis, lung........................................       6806
Stenosis:
  Larynx....................................................       6520
  Stomach...................................................       7309
Strain, lumbosacral.........................................       5295
Streptotrichosis, lung......................................       6804
Stricture:
  Esophagus.................................................       7203
  Rectum, anus..............................................       7333
  Ureter....................................................       7511
  Urethra...................................................       7518
Supination, limitation of...................................       5213
Symblepharon................................................       6091
Syndrome:
  Cushing's.................................................       7907
  Intervertebral disc.......................................       5293
  Meniere's.................................................       6205
  Pluriglandular............................................       7912
  Postgastrectomy...........................................       7308
Synovitis...................................................       5020
Syphilis:
  Cerebrospinal.............................................       8013
  Meningovascular...........................................       8014
  Unspecified...............................................       6310
Syphilitic heart disease....................................       7004
Syringomyelia...............................................       8024
Tabes dorsalis..............................................       8015
Tachycardia:
  Paroxysmal................................................       7013
  Sinus.....................................................       7014
Tenosynovitis...............................................       5024
Thrombo-anglitis obliterans.................................       7115
Thrombophlebitis............................................       7121
Thrombosis, brain...........................................       8008
Tic, convulsive.............................................       8103
Tinea barbae................................................       7814
Tinnitus....................................................       6260
Tuberculosis:
  Adenitis, tuberculous:
    Axillary................................................       7711
    Cervical................................................       7710
    Inguinal................................................       7712
  Bladder...................................................       7514
  Bones and joints..........................................       5001
  Epididymo-orchitis, tuberculous...........................       7525
  Eye.......................................................       6010
  Kidney....................................................       7505
  Laryngitis, tuberculous...................................       6515
  Luposa....................................................       7811
  Miliary...................................................       6311
  Nonpulmonary, inactive (see Sec. 4.89)
  Peritonitis, tuberculous..................................       7331
  Pleurisy, tuberculous.....................................       6732
  Pulmonary:
    Active:
      Far advanced..........................................     6701 &
                                                                   6707
      Moderately advanced...................................     6702 &
                                                                   6708
      Minimal...............................................     6703 &
                                                                   6709
      Advancement unspecified...............................     6704 &
                                                                   6710
    Inactive:
      Far advanced..........................................     6721 &
                                                                   6725
      Moderately advanced...................................     6722 &
                                                                   6726
      Minimal...............................................     6723 &
                                                                   6727
      Advancement unspecified...............................     6724 &
                                                                   6728
Tympanic membrane, perforation of...........................       6211
Typhus, scrub...............................................       6317
Ulcer:
  Duodenal..................................................       7305
  Gastric...................................................       7304
  Marginal..................................................       7306
Undescended testis (see Note under DC 7524).
Uterus, displacement of.....................................       7622
Ureterolithiasis............................................       7510
Uveitis.....................................................       6000
Vaginitis...................................................       7611
Varicose veins..............................................       7120
Verruga peruana.............................................       7812
Vertebra, fracture..........................................       5285
Visceroptosis...............................................       7342
Vision, impairment of, see Blindness.
Vulvovaginitis..............................................       7610
Weak foot...................................................       5277

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Wound, incised, abdominal wall..............................       7341
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[29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 34 FR 5064, Mar. 11, 1969; 52 
FR 44122, Nov. 18, 1987; 53 FR 24938, July 1, 1988]

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