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VA authority

Aggregated by Superinsight from public-domain sources, as of 2026-08-27.

Adjudication

Accrued 8 units
Adjustments and Resumptions 16 units
Administrative 13 units
Apportionments 6 units
Claims 10 units
Concurrent Benefits and Elections 13 units
Effective Dates 6 units
Evidence Requirements 18 units
Forfeiture 6 units
General 34 units
Hospitalization Adjustments 4 units
Protection 8 units
Rating Considerations Relative to Specific Diseases 12 units
Ratings and Evaluations; Basic Entitlement Considerations 3 units
Ratings and Evaluations; Service Connection 32 units
Ratings for Special Purposes 14 units
Reductions and Discontinuances 6 units
Regulations Applicable to Programs in Effect Prior to January 1, 1979 10 units
Regulations Applicable to the Improved Pension Program Which Became Effective January 1, 1979 9 units
Relationship 9 units
Retirement 4 units
Special Benefits 18 units

Combined-ratings

Combined ratings table 77 units

Rating-policy

Essentials of evaluative rating 1 units
Interpretation of examination reports 1 units
Resolution of reasonable doubt 1 units
Evaluation of evidence 1 units
Higher of two evaluations 1 units
Congenital or developmental defects 1 units
Functional impairment 1 units
Effect of change of diagnosis 1 units
Avoidance of pyramiding 1 units
Total disability ratings 1 units
Total disability ratings for pension based on unemployability and age of the individual 1 units
Misconduct etiology 1 units
Unemployability 1 units
Age in service-connected claims 1 units
Analogous ratings 1 units
Application of rating schedule 1 units
Rating of disabilities aggravated by active service 1 units
Attitude of rating officers 1 units
Correspondence 1 units
Bilateral factor 1 units
Use of diagnostic code numbers 1 units
Prestabilization rating from date of discharge from service 1 units
Ratings for service-connected disabilities requiring hospital treatment or observation 1 units
Convalescent ratings 1 units
Zero percent evaluations 1 units

Tdiu

Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual 1 units

Vasrd

cardiovascular system 33 units
dental and oral conditions 15 units
digestive system 51 units
ear 11 units
endocrine system 19 units
eye 45 units
genitourinary system 40 units
gynecological conditions and disorders of the breast 20 units
hemic and lymphatic systems 21 units
infectious diseases, immune disorders and nutritional deficiencies 31 units
Mental disorders 33 units
muscle injuries 31 units
musculoskeletal system 159 units
neurological conditions and convulsive disorders 119 units
other sense organs 2 units
respiratory system 61 units
skin 30 units