# Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Cardiovascular System
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2021-09-30 · Effective 2021-11-14 · 86 FR 54089
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-19998
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 54089
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 2021-09-30
- **Effective date:** 2021-11-14
## 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 cardiovascular 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 cardiovascular disabilities by incorporating medical advances that have occurred since the last review.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/30/2021-19998/schedule-for-rating-disabilities-the-cardiovascular-system)
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