Immune thrombocytopenia DC 7705
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7705 in 38 CFR 4.117. Body system: Other.
Also searched as: ITP.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 5 rating levels for this code: 0%, 10%, 30%, 70%, and 100%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Source: 38 CFR 4.117 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 100% | Requiring chemotherapy for chronic refractory thrombocytopenia; or a platelet count 30,000 or below despite treatment |
| 70% | Requiring immunosuppressive therapy; or for a platelet count higher than 30,000 but not higher than 50,000, with history of hospitalization because of severe bleeding requiring intravenous immune globulin, high-dose parenteral corticosteroids, and platelet transfusions |
| 30% | Platelet count higher than 30,000 but not higher than 50,000, with either immune thrombocytopenia or mild mucous membrane bleeding which requires oral corticosteroid therapy or intravenous immune globulin |
| 10% | Platelet count higher than 30,000 but not higher than 50,000, not requiring treatment |
| 0% | Platelet count above 50,000 and asymptomatic; or for immune thrombocytopenia in remission |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.117, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
Notes in the schedule (2)
Note (1): Separately evaluate splenectomy under diagnostic code 7706 and combine with an evaluation under this diagnostic code
Note (2): A 100 percent evaluation shall continue beyond the cessation of chemotherapy. Six months after discontinuance of such treatment, the appropriate disability rating shall be determined by mandatory VA examination. Any reduction in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination shall be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter
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