Cerebral arteriosclerosis DC 8046
VA rates it under diagnostic code 8046 in 38 CFR 4.124a. Body system: Head & nerves.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 9 rating levels for this code: 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Rated as DC 8100 or DC 8103 or DC 8104 or DC 8105 or DC 8106 or DC 8107 or DC 8108 or DC 8205 or DC 8207.
Source: 38 CFR 4.124a on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
The schedule rates this as DC 8100 (Migraines) or DC 8103 (Tic, convulsive) or DC 8104 (Paramyoclonus multiplex (convulsive state, myoclonic type)) or DC 8105 (Chorea, Sydenham's) or DC 8106 (Chorea, Huntington's) or DC 8107 (Athetosis, acquired) or DC 8108 (Narcolepsy) or DC 8205 (Paralysis of the fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve) or DC 8207 (Paralysis of the seventh (facial) cranial nerve).
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 10% | Purely subjective complaints such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and irritability, recognized as symptomatic of a properly diagnosed cerebral arteriosclerosis, will be rated 10 percent and no more under diagnostic code 9305. This 10 percent rating will not be combined with any other rating for a disability due to cerebral or generalized arteriosclerosis. Ratings in excess of 10 percent for cerebral arteriosclerosis under diagnostic code 9305 are not assignable in the absence of a diagnosis of multi-infarct dementia with cerebral arteriosclerosis.true |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.124a, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
Purely neurological disabilities, such as hemiplegia, cranial nerve paralysis, etc., due to cerebral arteriosclerosis will be rated under the diagnostic codes dealing with such specific disabilities, with citation of a hyphenated diagnostic code (e.g., 8046-8207).
Purely subjective complaints such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and irritability, recognized as symptomatic of a properly diagnosed cerebral arteriosclerosis, will be rated 10 percent and no more under diagnostic code 9305. This 10 percent rating will not be combined with any other rating for a disability due to cerebral or generalized arteriosclerosis. Ratings in excess of 10 percent for cerebral arteriosclerosis under diagnostic code 9305 are not assignable in the absence of a diagnosis of multi-infarct dementia with cerebral arteriosclerosis.
Notes in the schedule (1)
Note: The ratings under code 8046 apply only when the diagnosis of cerebral arteriosclerosis is substantiated by the entire clinical picture and not solely on findings of retinal arteriosclerosis.
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