Post-phlebitic syndrome of any etiology DC 7121
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7121 in 38 CFR 4.104. Body system: Heart & blood pressure.
Also searched as: DVT, deep vein thrombosis, post-phlebitic syndrome.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 6 rating levels for this code: 0%, 10%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 100%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.
Source: 38 CFR 4.104 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.
Rating levels and criteria
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 100% | Massive board-like edema with constant pain at rest |
| 60% | Persistent edema or subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration |
| 40% | Persistent edema and stasis pigmentation or eczema, with or without intermittent ulceration |
| 20% | Persistent edema, incompletely relieved by elevation of extremity, with or without beginning stasis pigmentation or eczema |
| 10% | Intermittent edema of extremity or aching and fatigue in leg after prolonged standing or walking, with symptoms relieved by elevation of extremity or compression hosiery |
| 0% | Asymptomatic palpable or visible varicose veins |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.104, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
With the following findings attributed to venous disease:
Notes in the schedule (1)
Note: These evaluations are for involvement of a single extremity. If more than one extremity is involved, evaluate each extremity separately and combine (under § 4.25), using the bilateral factor (§ 4.26), if applicable.
Related medications
Medications prescribed for it
A prescription shows the condition was diagnosed. It still needs its own link to service.
- Apixaban (Eliquis). FDA labels: Apixaban (DailyMed)
- Dabigatran (Pradaxa). FDA labels: Dabigatran (DailyMed)
- Edoxaban (Savaysa). FDA labels: Edoxaban (DailyMed)
- Enoxaparin (Lovenox). FDA labels: Enoxaparin (DailyMed)
- Rivaroxaban (Xarelto). FDA labels: Rivaroxaban (DailyMed)
- Warfarin (Jantoven, Coumadin). FDA labels: Warfarin (DailyMed)
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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