10% VA Disability Rating

• STATUSSince 0%

  Service-Connected Status

  Official recognition of disability related to military service — required for all other VA benefits

• HEALTHCARESince 0%

  VA Healthcare (Priority Group 5)

  Enrollment in VA healthcare system. Priority Group 5 — may require copays depending on income

• HOUSINGSince 0%

  VA Home Loan Eligibility

  VA-backed mortgage with no down payment, no PMI. Funding fee still applies at 0%

• COMPENSATIONNew at 10%

  Monthly Compensation

  Tax-free monthly disability compensation begins at 10%

• HOUSINGNew at 10%

  VA Home Loan Funding Fee Waiver

  Funding fee completely waived on VA home loans — saves $4,000-$12,000+ on a typical mortgage

• HEALTHCARENew at 10%

  VA Healthcare (Priority Group 3)

  Upgraded to Priority Group 3 — no copays for SC conditions, reduced copays for non-SC care

• EMPLOYMENTNew at 10%

  VR&E Chapter 31

  Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment — job training, education, resume help. Requires employment handicap assessment

• TAXNew at 10%

  State Property Tax Benefits

  Many states begin property tax exemptions at 10% — varies significantly by state

“Disabilities will be evaluated on a combined rating from 0 to 100 percent, as provided in the rating schedule, by using the combined ratings table and rounding to the nearest 10 percent.”

1. 1Single condition rated at 10%
2. 2Multiple 0% conditions do not combine to 10%

• DC 7828

  Acne

  Deep acne (deep inflamed nodules and pus-filled cysts) affecting less than 40 percent of the face and neck, or deep acne other than on the face and neck

• DC 7723

  Acquired hemolytic anemia

  Requiring one course of immunosuppressive therapy per 12-month period

• DC 7702

  Agranulocytosis, acquired

  Requiring continuous medication (e.g., antibiotics) for control; or requiring intermittent use of a myeloid growth factor to maintain ANC greater than or equal to 1500/µl

• DC 6522

  Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis

  Without polyps, but with greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side

• DC 7831

  Alopecia areata

  With loss of all body hair

• DC 7700

  Anemia, Iron Deficiency (Hypochromic-Microcytic)

  Iron deficiency anemia: Hemoglobin 9–10 g/dL; symptomatic (fatigue, weakness, exertional dyspnea); requiring regular treatment; no transfusion dependency.

• DC 7118

  Angioneurotic edema

  Attacks without laryngeal involvement lasting one to seven days and occurring two to four times a year

• DC 6012

  Angle-closure glaucoma

  Evaluate under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Eye. Minimum evaluation if continuous medication is required

• DC 5271

  Ankle, limited motion of

  Moderate (less than 15 degrees dorsiflexion or less than 30 degrees plantar flexion).

• DC 5240

  Ankylosing spondylitis

  Forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 60 degrees but not greater than 85 degrees; or, forward flexion of the cervical spine greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 40 degrees; o...

• DC 7335

  Ano, fistula in, including anorectal fistula and anorectal abscess

  One fistula with drainage and pain, but without abscess

• DC 9520

  Anorexia nervosa

  Occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress, or symptoms con...

• DC 7005

  Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease)

  Workload of greater than 7 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope; or; continuous medication required.

• DC 5010

  Arthritis due to Trauma (Traumatic Arthritis)

  Traumatic arthritis with X-ray evidence of arthritis: with occasional painful episodes and no more than slight limitation of motion; or established by X-ray findings, with at least one-half inch or mo...

• DC 6833

  Asbestosis.

  FVC of 75- to 80-percent predicted, or; DLCO (SB) of 66- to 80-percent predicted

• DC 6838

  Aspergillosis

  FVC of 75- to 80-percent predicted, or; DLCO (SB) of 66- to 80-percent predicted

• DC 6602

  Asthma, bronchial

  FEV-1 of 71- to 80-percent predicted, or; FEV-1/FVC of 71 to 80 percent, or; intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy

• DC 6313

  Avitaminosis

  Confirmed diagnosis with nonspecific symptoms such as: decreased appetite, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, weakness, inability to concentrate and irritability

• DC 6523

  Bacterial rhinitis

  With permanent hypertrophy of turbinates and with greater than 50-percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side

• DC 7207

  Barrett's esophagus

  Documented by pathologic diagnosis with low-grade dysplasia