Arthritis, pneumococcic DC 5005
VA rates it under diagnostic code 5005 in 38 CFR 4.71a. Body system: Other.
How VA rates it
The schedule has no fixed list of levels for this code, so any level from 0% to 100% can apply.
Active process rated as DC 5002; chronic residuals rated on limitation of motion.
Source: 38 CFR 4.71a on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels
Notes in the schedule (2)
Note (1): Other specified forms of arthropathy include, but are not limited to, Charcot neuropathic, hypertrophic, crystalline, and other autoimmune arthropathies.
Note (2): With the types of arthritis, diagnostic codes 5004 through 5009, rate the acute phase under diagnostic code 5002; rate any chronic residuals under diagnostic code 5003.
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