Plain-language rating breakdowns for the conditions veterans claim most, the exact 38 CFR breakpoints, diagnostic codes, secondary conditions, and how to claim each. Every page now includes the real peer-reviewed studies linked to that condition, with a direct PubMed link for each. All sourced from the regulations and the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
This page details the 21 most-claimed conditions. The free VA Ready app carries the complete library, all 760 diagnostic codes in 38 CFR Part 4, fully searchable, each with its exact rating criteria and your combined rating calculated as you add them.
Diagnostic code 6260 · up to 10% · 18 studies
Diagnostic code 9411 · up to 100% · 26 studies
Diagnostic code 5237 · up to 100% · 12 studies
Diagnostic code 5260 · up to 30% · 16 studies
Diagnostic code 6847 · up to 100% · 22 studies
Diagnostic code 8100 · up to 50% · 18 studies
Diagnostic code 9434 · up to 100% · 16 studies
Diagnostic code 5003 · up to 20% · 16 studies
Diagnostic code 5201 · up to 40% · 17 studies
Diagnostic code 5271 · up to 20% · 19 studies
Diagnostic code 5257 · up to 30% · 19 studies
Diagnostic code 7806 · up to 60% · 18 studies
Diagnostic code 6602 · up to 100% · 22 studies
Diagnostic code 8520 · up to 80% · 15 studies
Diagnostic code 5242 · up to 100% · 20 studies
Diagnostic code 6100 · up to 100% · 15 studies
Diagnostic code 7101 · up to 60% · 12 studies
Diagnostic code 7346 · up to 80% · 14 studies
Diagnostic code 7913 · up to 100% · 22 studies
Diagnostic code 7805 · up to 0% · 15 studies
Diagnostic code 9905 · up to 50%
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