Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Guidelines for Application of Evaluation Criteria for Certain Respiratory and Cardiovascular Conditions; Evaluation of Hypertension With Heart Disease
VA · va-other · Published 2006-09-06 · Effective 2006-10-06 · 71 FR 52457
Document
Document number
E6-14732
Federal Register citation
71 FR 52457
CFR reference
38 CFR 4
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2006-09-06
Effective date
2006-10-06
Abstract
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities by adding guidelines for the evaluation of certain respiratory and cardiovascular conditions and by explaining that hypertension will be evaluated separately from hypertensive and other types of heart diseases.