# Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Musculoskeletal System and Muscle Injuries
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2020-11-30 · Effective 2021-02-07 · 85 FR 76453
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-25450
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 76453
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 2020-11-30
- **Effective date:** 2021-02-07
## Abstract

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities ("VASRD" or "rating schedule") by revising the portion of the rating schedule that addresses the musculoskeletal system. The purpose of this revision is to ensure that this portion of the rating schedule uses current medical terminology and provides detailed and updated criteria for the evaluation of musculoskeletal disabilities.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-25450/schedule-for-rating-disabilities-musculoskeletal-system-and-muscle-injuries)
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