Benign, minimum rating — VA Rating Criteria (38 CFR DC 8022)

The VA rates Benign, minimum rating under Diagnostic Code 8022 at the following tiers: 10%, 60%. The minimum 10% rating requires: Rate residuals, minimum. The maximum 60% rating requires: Benign, minimum rating.

Diagnostic Code 8022 is the VA rating identifier for Benign, minimum rating within 38 CFR 38 CFR § 4.124a. It defines the specific symptom criteria and percentage thresholds a VA adjudicator uses to assign a disability rating. The diagnostic code is listed on a veteran's rating decision letter.

The highest schedular rating for Benign, minimum rating under DC 8022 is 60%. This tier requires: Benign, minimum rating. Veterans who cannot secure substantially gainful employment due to Benign, minimum rating alone or in combination with other service-connected conditions may also qualify for TDIU at the 100% compensation rate under 38 CFR § 4.16.

Benign, minimum rating is rated under 38 CFR 38 CFR § 4.124a, Diagnostic Code 8022. This section is part of the Schedule for Rating Disabilities (38 CFR Part 4) and can be read in full at the eCFR website.

Secondary conditions caused or aggravated by Benign, minimum rating may be ratable under 38 CFR § 3.310. Veterans should work with a VSO or accredited claims agent to document the medical relationship.

Service connection for Benign, minimum rating requires three elements: (1) a current diagnosis of the condition, (2) an in-service event, injury, or disease that may have caused or aggravated it, and (3) a medical nexus connecting the current diagnosis to that in-service event. A nexus letter from a treating physician or independent medical examiner is the most reliable nexus evidence. C&P exam findings can also establish nexus if adequately documented.