Beriberi — VA Rating Criteria (38 CFR DC 6314)

The VA rates Beriberi under Diagnostic Code 6314 at the following tiers: 30%, 60%, 100%. The minimum 30% rating requires: With peripheral neuropathy with absent knee or ankle jerks and loss of sensation, or; with symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, anorexia, dizziness, heaviness and stiffness of legs, headache or sleep disturbance. The maximum 100% rating requires: With congestive heart failure, anasarca, or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Diagnostic Code 6314 is the VA rating identifier for Beriberi within 38 CFR 38 CFR § 4.88b. 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 Beriberi under DC 6314 is 100%. This tier requires: With congestive heart failure, anasarca, or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Veterans who cannot secure substantially gainful employment due to Beriberi alone or in combination with other service-connected conditions may also qualify for TDIU at the 100% compensation rate under 38 CFR § 4.16.

Beriberi is rated under 38 CFR 38 CFR § 4.88b, Diagnostic Code 6314. 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 Beriberi 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 Beriberi 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.