Thrombo-angiitis obliterans (Buerger's Disease) DC 7115
VA rates it under diagnostic code 7115 in 38 CFR 4.104. Body system: Heart & blood pressure.
How VA rates it
The schedule allows 4 rating levels for this code: 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
The schedule rates this as DC 7114 (Peripheral arterial disease).
| Rating | What the schedule says |
|---|---|
| 100% | Deep ischemic ulcers and necrosis of the fingers with persistent coldness of the extremity, trophic changes with pains in the hand during physical activity, and diminished upper extremity pulses |
| 60% | Persistent coldness of the extremity, trophic changes with pains in the hands during physical activity, and diminished upper extremity pulses |
| 40% | Trophic changes with numbness and paresthesia at the tips of the fingers, and diminished upper extremity pulses |
| 20% | Diminished upper extremity pulses |
Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.104, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.
Upper extremity:
Lower extremity: Rate under DC 7114.
Notes in the schedule (2)
Note (1): These evaluations involve a single extremity. If more than one extremity is affected, evaluate each extremity separately and combine (under § 4.25), using the bilateral factor (§ 4.26), if applicable.
Note (2): Trophic changes include, but are not limited to, skin changes (thinning, atrophy, fissuring, ulceration, scarring, absence of hair) as well as nail changes (clubbing, deformities).
Presumptive rules that include it
If your service matches one of these, VA presumes the link to service and you do not need a medical opinion connecting it.
Chronic diseases that show up within a year of discharge
Covered: Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans).
Time limit: At least 10% disabling within 1 year of discharge.
Who qualifies: 90 days or more of continuous active service during a war period or after December 31, 1946, and the disease reached at least 10% disabling within 1 year of leaving service (3 years for tuberculosis and Hansen's disease, 7 years for multiple sclerosis).
38 CFR 3.307(a)(3) and 3.309(a). Sources: 38 CFR 3.307; 38 CFR 3.309; VA M21-1, Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 2, Section B: Conditions of the auditory system
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Rating schedule data as of November 10, 2026. Secondary and presumptive links checked November 13, 2026.
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