# Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Disabilities of the Liver
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2001-05-31 · Effective 2001-07-02 · 66 FR 29486
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-13626
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 29486
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 2001-05-31
- **Effective date:** 2001-07-02
## Abstract

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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/05/31/01-13626/schedule-for-rating-disabilities-disabilities-of-the-liver)
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