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DC 6817Respiratory System38 CFR § 4.97

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

VA disability rating criteria for Pulmonary Vascular Disease under Diagnostic Code 6817. The VA assigns ratings of 0%, 30%, 60%, 100% based on the severity and functional impact of your condition.

Rating Criteria

0%Disability Rating

Asymptomatic, following resolution of pulmonary thromboembolism

30%Disability Rating

Symptomatic, following resolution of acute pulmonary embolism

60%Disability Rating

Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism requiring anticoagulant therapy, or; following inferior vena cava surgery without evidence of pulmonary hypertension or right ventricular dysfunction

100%Disability Rating

Primary pulmonary hypertension, or; chronic pulmonary thromboembolism with evidence of pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy, or cor pulmonale, or; pulmonary hypertension secondary to other obstructive disease of pulmonary arteries or veins with evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy or cor pulmonale

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