Schedule for rating disabilities: disabilities of the liver. Final rule.
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities (38 CFR part 4) by revising the portion of the Digestive System that addresses disabilities of the liver. 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.
D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000145:classification*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014729:Veterans Disability Claims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*