The rating schedule

Rating Criteria by Condition

What the regulation actually says it takes to get each rating level, quoted from 38 CFR Part 4 as currently in force, not summarized from secondhand sources.

• Ankle Conditions

  38 CFR §4.71a · 5 diagnostic codes

• Asthma & COPD

  38 CFR §4.97 · 2 diagnostic codes

• Back & Spine

  38 CFR §4.71a · 9 diagnostic codes · 2 rating formulas

• Carpal Tunnel & Hand Nerves

  38 CFR §4.124a · 6 diagnostic codes

• Diabetes Mellitus

  38 CFR §4.119 · 1 diagnostic code

• Fibromyalgia

  38 CFR §4.71a · 1 diagnostic code

• Flat Feet (Pes Planus)

  38 CFR §4.71a · 1 diagnostic code

• Foot Conditions

  38 CFR §4.71a · 8 diagnostic codes

• GERD & Esophageal Conditions

  38 CFR §4.114 · §4.112 · 3 diagnostic codes

• Hearing Loss

  38 CFR §4.85 · §4.86 · §4.87

• Hemorrhoids

  38 CFR §4.114 · 1 diagnostic code

• Hip & Thigh

  38 CFR §4.71a · 6 diagnostic codes

• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

  38 CFR §4.104 · 1 diagnostic code

• IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

  38 CFR §4.114 · 1 diagnostic code

• Knee Conditions

  38 CFR §4.71a · 9 diagnostic codes

• Migraines

  38 CFR §4.124a · 1 diagnostic code

• Plantar Fasciitis

  38 CFR §4.71a · 1 diagnostic code

• PTSD & Mental Health

  38 CFR §4.130 · 8 diagnostic codes · 1 rating formula

• Radiculopathy

  38 CFR §4.124a · 15 diagnostic codes

• Rhinitis & Sinusitis

  38 CFR §4.97 · 8 diagnostic codes

• Scars & Disfigurement

  38 CFR §4.118 · 5 diagnostic codes

• Shoulder & Arm

  38 CFR §4.71a · 4 diagnostic codes

• Sleep Apnea

  38 CFR §4.97 · 1 diagnostic code

• Tinnitus

  38 CFR §4.87 · 1 diagnostic code

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

  38 CFR §4.124a · 1 diagnostic code

SOURCE: eCFR, 38 CFR Part 4 (issue date 2026-07-13, current through 2026-07-24) · retrieved 2026-07-28

Have ratings for more than one condition? They combine, they don't add. Run the real VA math.