title: Schedule for rating disabilities; diseases of the ear and other sense organs.  Department of Veterans Affairs.  Final rule.
abstract: This document amends that portion of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities that addresses the ear and other sense organs.  The intended effect of this action is to update this portion of the rating schedule to ensure that it uses current medical terminology and unambiguous criteria, and that it reflects medical advances that have occurred since the last review.
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004427:Ear Diseases; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014729:Veterans Disability Claims